Conscious I have not been around much recently here, I thought it’s time for an update. At New Year of 2021, I somewhat foolishly decided that I have lots of free time due to working from home, so I resolved to update my professional qualifications (as HR has evolved in 20 years). 15 months ofContinue reading “Finishing my CIPD Diploma in HRM”
Category Archives: Mental Health
My hopes for an autism inclusive future
Autism is a common neurotype. Forget all those misleading stats – the majority go undiagnosed. I wasn’t diagnosed until my early forties, after struggling for decades. Many families with one diagnosed autistic have many more who unwittingly camouflage and fly under the radar. Yes, autism runs in the family. Don’t assume you’re neurotypical. Society mustContinue reading “My hopes for an autism inclusive future”
Autistic burnout
#AutismAcceptanceWeek Autistic burnout: Before my autism diagnosis, I didn’t understand why I kept getting depressed. I did notice a link between juggling conflicting priorities e.g. a pressurised project at work at the same time as problems at home (e.g. my eldest was a frequently unwell baby), or two big work projects at the same time.Continue reading “Autistic burnout”
Growing into my weirdness
Weird Pride Day 2022 When I was growing up, I was never average, standard, typical… and that should have been fine. But I was bothered at school by the cruel taunts of bullies, who mocked me, calling me “square”. I strived to prove them wrong, that I was not a “square”, getting myself into trouble.Continue reading “Growing into my weirdness”
My normal face, deal with it
I’m at a gig with my husband (he’s in a bunch of bands). I’m sitting or standing or dancing on my own, but I’m not a pity party, I’m fine. My evening is getting ruined by a pissed woman (presumably neurotypical) who keeps constantly coming up to me and asking me if I’m ok. SheContinue reading “My normal face, deal with it”
Anti-bullying week
#AntiBullyingWeek Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me… According to bullies over the years, this is me: Ugly Four-eyes Rubber-lips Square Dork Greebo Loser Slag Arrogant Mental Deluded… Unkind words hurt like a thousand cuts. Cuts that might seem superficial, but the wounds can be deep. They may neverContinue reading “Anti-bullying week”
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”
Ausome Charlie 