Blogs by Charlie

  • Oh you’re married to a man. You must be straight

    #BiVisibilityDay #BisexualityDay #BisexualPrideDay My sexuality has never been a closely guarded secret, but I guess many people just naturally assume I am straight. After all, I am married to a man, my second husband, and I have never had a serious or long-term girlfriend. Nevertheless, I am bisexual. I don’t need to go 50:50, nor Read more

  • Aspergers trending… urgh

    I’m not going to talk specifically about Greta, but I see Aspergers is trending on all social media. This is a worry, as some unqualified people think it is acceptable to armchair undiagnose people they’ve never even met. Asperger’s Syndrome is just autism. It is a specific profile of autism, associated with autistic people who Read more

  • Oodles of doodles

    Neurodivergent folks like to doodle on our school exercise books and on our work note books. Autistic, ADHD, dyslexic… many doodle. Doodling is a stim that helps us concentrate and regulate. It does not mean we’re vandals or not paying attention. Read more

  • Hanging in there

    How are you? I haven’t a clue Read more