I am happy to share that I am now officially a Professional Member of the Professional Speaking Association! When I left my permanent HR job in June 2023 to turn my side quest neurodiversity inclusion into my main mission, I expected to do one or two speaking events some months but mainly do HR EDI consultancy.Continue reading “Professional Membership of the Professional Speaking Association”
Category Archives: Disability
Confident persona, self-doubting psyche
I have absolutely loved my three corporate and three public online speaking events so far this week for Neurodiversity Celebration Week. I am in my element! I am looking forward to an in-person event in London this afternoon with my neurodiversity bestie, Lucy Hobbs. But now, being autistic, and anxious, I must listen to theContinue reading “Confident persona, self-doubting psyche”
Acquired Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity Celebration Week
I’m seeing many social media posts about how Neurodiversity Celebration Week celebrates neurodevelopmental differences but not acquired neurodivergence. That could really piss on my parade, and I am really enjoying this week; I’m in my element really. And so, I feel the need to share my perspective. This does not make my perspective right andContinue reading “Acquired Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity Celebration Week”
Ask Charlie to speak at your autism event
I am busy with talks during #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek, but I have capacity to deliver more #Neurodiversity talks during #AutismAcceptanceWeek and #Autism Month. As a qualified, experienced HR professional, my autism and neurodiversity inclusion talks centre #LivedExperience and my own ideas and insights, underpinned with inclusion knowledge and HR best practice, and delivered with authenticity and humour. If you think you cannot afford me, please askContinue reading “Ask Charlie to speak at your autism event”
Inclusion Calendar Events for Booking Ausome Charlie as a Speaker
I am getting increasingly popular as a speaker, so if you would like to book me for one of these events please get in touch soon to avoid disappointment: Friday 23 February – International STAND UP to Bullying DayMonday 18 March – Neurodiversity Celebration Week (almost fully booked)w/c 1 April – World Autism Acceptance WeekAprilContinue reading “Inclusion Calendar Events for Booking Ausome Charlie as a Speaker”
Happy 48th birthday to me!
Happy 48th birthday to me 😀 Thanks for all the DMs, I am feeling the love, but will not have time and energy to personally respond to all the messages. And happy birthday to you too, whenever it is (or happy belated birthday if I missed it) (see what I did there). Reasons to beContinue reading “Happy 48th birthday to me!”
It’s not OK to not be OK
Video (6 minutes with captions) about the many societal and systemic failures to protect, or frankly even give a shit about, the mental health of neurodivergent people, especially autistic teenagers. TW suicide, child death, bullying #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #MentalHealth #CAMHS #CAMHSCrisis #ItsNotOKToNotBeOK #ItsNotOkayToNotBeOkay #DifferentIsOK #Antibullying #SuicidePrevention #ThisIsNotOK
An unusually chill Christmas, chez Ausome
I usually struggle a lot with December and Christmas, for many reasons that I will not go into today; I am just taking a moment to count my blessings. At the end of June 2023, I finally left my HR Analyst job, and I have never looked back. I had been working for Together forContinue reading “An unusually chill Christmas, chez Ausome”
The Bright Side of ADHD from Twitter
Answers to my question about the positives of ADHD, compiled from replies on Twitter (other social media to follow). My question: ‘ADHDers: What are the positives for you, about your ADHD? No, not the textbook answers, the neurodiversity industry spin, or Chat GPT. I want to know some positive things you think and feel aboutContinue reading “The Bright Side of ADHD from Twitter”
IDPD, or Disabled People Day as I like to call it
I had planned to write a blog post for International Persons with Disabilities Day, but: 1) I’m too burned out from taking my daughters and their friends to MCM Comic Con yesterday then driving home in the freezing mist and dark. 2) I’m not a ‘Person with Disabilities’; I’m ‘disabled’. I should not have toContinue reading “IDPD, or Disabled People Day as I like to call it”
Ausome Charlie 