What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. How are you? How's you pain level? How are you feeling? These are the questions I dread from those I don't know because my autistic brain wants to answer them properly. I have only just recently learnt that you are meant to say that you… Continue reading You look a little pale
Tag: dyspraxia
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…
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.
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
Writing Retreats and Free Apples
So I was invited on a BAME and marginalised voices writing retreat. It was for those who are under-represented in the writing and publishing world. I guess ideally this would never have come about because no one would be on the edges and left out. The reality though is that I am less likely to… Continue reading Writing Retreats and Free Apples
Nervous
I get nervous all the time. It happens as I sit in my workshop or out when I'm walking, shopping or being with friends. Don't get me wrong there is nothing that has changed except I have friends. Five years ago I would have been hard pushed to name five, now they are everywhere and… Continue reading Nervous
Clumsy
I am super clumsy... I have a condition called dyspraxia and one of it's many quirks is that I can't balance. Not at all. When I was eleven it took my mum six months to teach me how to balance on a bike. We were living in a large town at the time and on… Continue reading Clumsy
Snow!
It's snowing here in Wales. What does that mean? Well, more accidents than normal. I mean, so far there have been two in a small village not far away and at least one on the coast road. Doesn't sound like much? I suppose if I lived in a large urban area it wouldn't be but I… Continue reading Snow!
Do you consider yourself disabled?
That is what I saw on a form I was filling out. Do I? I mean technically I am but to I consider myself disabled? Oh, meet me in the street and you will see nothing. In fact you will probably notice nothing. I don't blame anyone for not. I do not have a neon… Continue reading Do you consider yourself disabled?
A new look…
I was in the hairdresser today getting a new look; a load of layers that are designed to tame my shaggy hair. So far it is working. But while I was there I started chatting to the receptionist and I found out that the owner and hairdresser is also a dyslexic... That got me thinking.… Continue reading A new look…
Kate Murray - Cleaver 