I cannot speak of you in past tense

Image description: black and grey background. Green curly lines around a central jellybean shaped rainbow with a heart in the middle.

Prior to my autism diagnosis at age 63, I always took the blame for all my problems, even when it came to family and domestic violence.

My life story is one of an autistic (and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD]) female. I want to share my story with you in case you are struggling because of undiagnosed autism or lack of support around you

Let me ask you a question: do you think any of the people in the above image have a disability?

Haiku is a Japanese poetic form with only three lines. It has 5 syllables in line one, 7 in line two and 5 in line three.

My time in hospital - A lived experience story

ADHD is my low-rent superpower. What’s yours?

Can autistic people write fiction? This may seem like a ridiculous question. It certainly was to me when I first heard it.

Nothing can be more challenging than birdwatching for people who are blind or have low vision. But “birding-by-ear” is a completely different experience.

Grief is often discussed in the context of loss: the loss of a loved one, the loss of a job, the loss of a dream. It’s a natural response to significant change or upheaval in our lives.

Poem

I cannot speak of you in past tense

Image description: black and grey background. Green curly lines around a central jellybean shaped rainbow with a heart in the middle.

Prior to my autism diagnosis at age 63, I always took the blame for all my problems, even when it came to family and domestic violence.

Filled with beeping machines and stainless steeI didn’t want to see

My life story is one of an autistic (and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD]) female. I want to share my story with you in case you are struggling because of undiagnosed autism or lack of support around you

My time in hospital - A lived experience story

What would motherhood be like without all this advocacy?More time, and more energy for family, friends, and career. It's not a choice I can make. I don’t have the luxury of deletingadvocacy from my maternal position description.

Grief is often discussed in the context of loss: the loss of a loved one, the loss of a job, the loss of a dream. It’s a natural response to significant change or upheaval in our lives.

Man-washing, like green-washing, relies on a believable premise. We want to believe claims that businesses are climate-friendly, much like we want to believe the men in our lives love and respect us

Prior to my autism diagnosis at age 63, I always took the blame for all my problems, even when it came to family and domestic violence.

If financial abuse is defined as 'concealing information, limiting access to financial assets, or reducing accessibility to the family finances,' then yes, I was financially abused

Filled with beeping machines and stainless steeI didn’t want to see

My life story is one of an autistic (and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD]) female. I want to share my story with you in case you are struggling because of undiagnosed autism or lack of support around you

If financial abuse is defined as 'concealing information, limiting access to financial assets, or reducing accessibility to the family finances,' then yes, I was financially abused

My life story is one of an autistic (and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD]) female. I want to share my story with you in case you are struggling because of undiagnosed autism or lack of support around you

What would motherhood be like without all this advocacy?More time, and more energy for family, friends, and career. It's not a choice I can make. I don’t have the luxury of deletingadvocacy from my maternal position description.

Let me ask you a question: do you think any of the people in the above image have a disability?

My time in hospital - A lived experience story