Category Archives: Neurodiversity

The trout of woe

Here I sit broken-hearted 💔 With my husband and daughters away, I decided to treat myself to a fish counter whole rainbow trout with my online shopping which was delivered this morning. I was really looking forward to cooking and eating this trout. I was really hungry too, after a ten mile walk. I choseContinue reading “The trout of woe”

Neurodivergent role models

Stonewall created a list of top tips for LBGTQ role models. This concept and practice lends itself neatly to autism and neurodiversity advocacy. Are we neurodiversity advocates sending the right message to colleagues and job candidates who are considering “coming out” about their autism or other neurological condition. I do hope so. According to Stonewall,Continue reading “Neurodivergent role models”

Aspergers trending… urgh

I’m not going to talk specifically about Greta, but I see Aspergers is trending on all social media. This is a worry, as some unqualified people think it is acceptable to armchair undiagnose people they’ve never even met. Asperger’s Syndrome is just autism. It is a specific profile of autism, associated with autistic people whoContinue reading “Aspergers trending… urgh”