Describe the last difficult "goodbye" you said. This is a bit personal and contains violence so if you are easily worried please read no further but the story I am about to write about is very much in the past and I have had therapy for. It can no longer harm me or those around… Continue reading Now, RUN
Tag: autistic
Who would I be?
If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? I'm not really a celebrity follower... And I don't really follow sport, except curling in the winter Olympics. I like music but don't really have one musician I'm an avid fan of. Really I don't hold anyone in a place… Continue reading Who would I be?
Words…
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? There are many words that I hate, most of them seen as slurs or controversial. Just like the ones that have just been cut from Roald Dahl's books. Fat is one I hate, but at the same time should… Continue reading Words…
Nation Cymru
You all know I have a column here... Well, here is the latest article with some of my artwork... To Nation Cymru
Hold on.
What advice would you give to your teenage self? Me, as a teenager, standing at the top pf the stairs and screaming until I was empty of sound. My family so used to it that they did not even bat an eyelid. My family being perplexed as to why I was like I was. My… Continue reading Hold on.
Boring!
What bores you? I love hyper focus. I mean the place my mind goes is my safe space. BUT And this is quite a but. If I have a project that goes on too long I loose the hyper focus. I loose the safe space and I drift. I find something else and then, zap,… Continue reading Boring!
‘Alien’ and spoons
I have only a certain number of spoons... You all understand spoons? The spoon theory actually began to describe a chronic illness and not autism, but it works the same. You wake up with a certain number of spoons or energy units. From the moment you open your eyes you only have those spoons to… Continue reading ‘Alien’ and spoons
Nation Cymru
So, it appears I may be writing for Nation Cymru... I think it is a column once a month, but goodness it is a boost when I needed it. After the problem with the PhD I have been a little sad about the writing. Is it good enough? Am I good enough? Well, it looks… Continue reading Nation Cymru
Autism – who has to change?
So, I have just read an article by Stephen Fontenot in UTD Today discussing whether you can reduce biases by educating people about autism. Three groups of people were used. One group was shown a video about autism and how to socially interact with them. Another group had training about mental disability but autism wasn't… Continue reading Autism – who has to change?
Kate Murray - Cleaver 