Category Archives: Inclusion

Considering buying a blue pumpkin for your autistic child this Halloween? Just don’t. It is not fair to disclose their neurotype to complete strangers in this way, and ‘other’ them. On the unlikely off-chance they get shamed by somebody answering the door, for not communicating as expected, or not being dressed up enough, then hereContinue reading “Blue Pumpkins… Just don’t”

My take on the conversation about ‘personal brand’. In my view, this is much the same as our ‘persona’, i.e., the public face we present to the world, to project a certain image, to present ourselves in a positive light. Creating a personal brand can help us gain influence, power, and market share. Personal brandContinue reading “Personal brand or persona”

Apparently Autistic and ADHD women did not get diagnosed during childhood because they inadvertently masked their traits and had no visible differences. Well, maybe some girls, but for me I disagree. Here is my school report, from the last year of middle school. I would have been 11 or 12. In most subjects I didContinue reading “ADHD Awareness Month – Myth Buster 1”

Trigger warnings: bullying, suicide At the schools I attended, there was no school uniform. We wore whatever we liked except jeans and offensive slogans. What a nightmare for anybody autistic, nerdy, poor, or all three. Anyway, the in-crowd always had the latest Fila shellsuit, Nike trainers, Campri ski jacket, Head bag etc. Their hair wasContinue reading “In-crowd bullies at my school”

“Living with Autism and ADHD” like you’re in an annoying neurodiverse throuple… Clip from a talk, a 4-minute video with captions. Contains PG12 certificate swear words. #Autism #ASD #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #IdentityFirst #LanguageMatters #DifferentIsOK

For those who for whatever reason do not want to read the #MeToo post I shared yesterday, I have copied and pasted here just the rant at the end about how I could have really done with knowing that I was Autistic and ADHD. Please teach your kids about consent, whatever gender they are. ThisContinue reading “Just the rant at the end”

Content warning, trigger warning ⚠️ This post is about rape, sexual assault, bullying, I’ve given this a lot of thought. I have never spoken out before about this, but it feels like it is time. These words are almost bursting out of me. I’m not sharing this to distress anybody, just to make a pointContinue reading “Yes #MeToo”

This is the winning meme so far. Thanks, Stevo Autistic Surplus  When I went to my GP with a list of my autistic traits and asking to be referred for an autism assessment, he thought it sounded like borderline personality disorder and referred me to a psychiatrist. Fortunately, she recognised I was autistic (althoughContinue reading “Meme competition results”