By Charlie Hart (Ausome Charlie) Understand what labels mean One definition of “bisexual” or “bi” is “attracted to more than one gender”. My preferred definition is this: May experience heterosexual (different sex) or homosexual (same sex) attraction. “Pansexual” or “pan” means when we are attracted to individuals, their gender does not come into it. NeitherContinue reading “How to be an ally to bi and pan people”
Category Archives: Autism
Insight into Bisexuality by Charlie
Some of Charlie’s lived experience as a bisexual woman
Elon Musk and openly autistic leadership
Since Elon Musk “coming out” as autistic (Aspergers) on Saturday Night Live, there is currently a lot of buzz on social media about rich and successful world leaders who are #neurodivergent (have neurological conditions or differences). Richard Branson has always been open about his dyslexia, and Bill Gates more recently about his ADHD, but thereContinue reading “Elon Musk and openly autistic leadership”
Struggling through education and work oblivious to my autism
Growing up As far as my parents and I were aware, I was normal. Okay, so my development and behaviour may have been unusual at times, like in my eighteen-month development check when I built the Great Wall of China with building bricks instead of the anticipated tower, my solo role-playing games (spending whole weekendsContinue reading “Struggling through education and work oblivious to my autism”
Autism Awareness Month
Please don’t copy and paste random crap from social media for “Autism Awareness Month” this April with a bunch of platitudes, blue hearts and jigsaw pieces 💙💙💙 You do know #autistic people – it is not that rare. To increase your own awareness, try asking an autistic person to explain to you how their autism affects them.Continue reading “Autism Awareness Month”
Reflecting on one year of working from home in a pandemic
Pandemic reflection: If this year since the first Covid-19 lockdown (UK) has taught employers anything, it is the need to be agile and respond to changes in the external environment plus the changing needs of the workforce. Responding quickly to office closures required not just investment in enabling technology, but also rapid culture change, aContinue reading “Reflecting on one year of working from home in a pandemic”
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day… Great! But thanks, but no thanks, to including me in long taglists 🙄 Overwhelming notifications overload 🤯 Finding out about blocks I didn’t know about 🤦 Muting notifications 🙈 Sorry, not sorry 🤷 This is self-care 😇 Autistic #BurnedOut On this International Women’s Day, I was blown away by this amazing poemContinue reading “International Women’s Day”
Weird Pride Day #WeirdPrideDay 4 March
Some things I do which are normal to me, but may be considered weird by others. By Charlie Hart (Ausome Charlie) When it’s foggy, I stand in the middle of a mown field, so I’m in a perfect hemisphere. When it is misty, I walk up a big hill and take many photos of farmContinue reading “Weird Pride Day #WeirdPrideDay 4 March”
Iggy’s Initiative Introduction
Nobody should have to feel weird, ashamed, rejected, excluded, isolated due to their sexual orientation or their gender expression, nor due to their disability or neurological differences, nor any other human characteristic, but sadly this happens all the time. Young people, especially teenagers, can be particularly affected by lack of acceptance and support. An alarmingContinue reading “Iggy’s Initiative Introduction”
Lockdown 2, home schooling while home working day 1
12 November 2020 8:25: Me “I’d better get up”. Si “Why?”8:30: Me “Shit, where is Jess’ Teams log-in?”8:32: Jess “Mum can I have crisps for breakfast?”8:50: 6 kids are in the Teams meeting, but neither teacher is8:51: Jess “Bye Izzy ha ha, you have to go to school and I don’t”8:56: Kids speculating about well-beingContinue reading “Lockdown 2, home schooling while home working day 1”
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