When I discovered that I was autistic in 2018, aged 42, I set up the Twitter account @AusomeCharlie and there I found a thriving mutually-supportive community among the hashtags #ActuallyAutistic and #Neurodiversity. After feeling like an outsider and broken, for so many years, the labels #Autistic and #Neurodivergent helped me to accept myself, and learnContinue reading “Autistic Identity”
Category Archives: AuDHD
Grief Awareness Day
Grief Awareness Day, 30 August 2024. My experience of grief is atypical. Yes, I know the grief curve is only indicative, and it’s not a smooth line for anybody, but… For neurodivergent people, especially those with Alexithymia and Complex PTSD, it can be unrecognisable and baffling. People wonder: – How can I talk about suchContinue reading “Grief Awareness Day”
Final Thoughts for Disability Pride Month
Some final thoughts for Disability Pride Month. I am neurodivergent, and I am also disabled. Not every neurodivergent person identifies as disabled, but I do. I am able in many ways. That does not mean I have ‘super powers’; it means I have a ‘spiky profile’. I have learned to lean into my strengths andContinue reading “Final Thoughts for Disability Pride Month”
Is self-identification of neuro-differences valid?
After my autism epiphany in 2018, I set up the Twitter account AusomeCharlie and discovered a plethora of relatable tweets bearing the hashtags #ActuallyAutistic and #Neurodiversity. This online community of (mostly) mutually supportive people on my wavelength helped me to realise I was not alone in my struggles. Reading about the ‘Neurodiversity Paradigm’ helped meContinue reading “Is self-identification of neuro-differences valid?”
‘Double Rainbow’ webinar for Sunshine Support
On Thursday 15 August, from 8pm to 10pm UK time, I will be teaming up with Ollie Roscoe to deliver a webinar for Sunshine Support sharing our lived experience insights and practical tips about understanding and supporting young people who are both neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ and answering your questions. To attend, please register via EventBriteContinue reading “‘Double Rainbow’ webinar for Sunshine Support”
Introduction for my newer followers
I seem to have quite a lot of recent followers, and it is lovely to meet you all 🙂 Here is an introduction: I am Charlie Hart, also known as ‘Ausome Charlie’ which has been my social media handle since I first realised I was autistic in Summer 2018. That September, I was diagnosed autisticContinue reading “Introduction for my newer followers”
Neurodivergent self-labelling and identity
I am Charlie Hart, also known on social media as ‘Ausome Charlie’. Yes, that is ‘Ausome’ with an ‘Au’ for ‘Autistic’, so there’s one of my own positive self-labels right there!
Our AuDHD coping strategies can fail
Can I let you into a little secret? People think I really have my sh!t together, and that I can’t possibly have ADHD because I am organised and on top of everything, but… That is because I have an ever growing number of ADHD coping strategies (which could all be characterised as autistic routines andContinue reading “Our AuDHD coping strategies can fail”
Recommendations
LinkedIn Recommendations for Charlie Hart as a Neurodiversity Inclusion Speaker and Consultant
AuDHD and resistance to self-marketing
I have received so much glowing praise and feedback recently from happy clients, and from neurodivergent friends who I have supported, some by message or email, some via recommendations and testimonials. If I was any good at marketing, this would be all over my socials, especially LinkedIn. That is what we need to do, right,Continue reading “AuDHD and resistance to self-marketing”
Ausome Charlie 