Autism Meets OCD
OCD-ACTION Annual Facilitator Day – Birmingham 2017 On November 4th, OCD ACTION kindly invited me to speak about autism at their annual facilitator’s event in Birmingham, UK. This is due to the rise in people with OCD asking them for advice who are also on the autistic spectrum. I spoke for around an hour to groups of OCD support groups from around the country, that are brought together each year Read More
Lets Talk About Stereotypes
Lets Talk About Autism Stereotypes CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Once I overheard a doctor say; ”Oh, so he’s on the autistic spectrum… they are very high achievers, you know.” Now there’s a doctor who needs to check her facts. So lets bust some other myths about autism. STEREOTYPE NUMBER ONE Yes, I have a clinical diagnosis of high-functioning autism. but does this mean I have a passion for Read More
Odd Girl Out-A Woman On The Autistic Spectrum
Odd Girl Out-A Woman On The Autistic Spectrum A memoir by autistic journalist, Laura James. Watch my interview with Laura here… “What do you do when you wake up in your mid-forties and realize you’ve been living a lie your whole life? Do you tell? Or do you keep it to yourself?” Laura James, Odd Girl Out. I was recently invited along to the offices of Bluebird Books (Macmillan), for Read More
A Cafe where I Can Rest My Autistic Brain
The Challenge of finding an autism-friendly cafe One of my favourite activities, is spending a couple of hours in a café with a regular Americano and my laptop. It’s a great place to work these days, There’s something about the atmosphere of a nice café that allows me to be really creative and productive, as I write articles for this website or my up-coming book on autism. Whilst I enjoy cafe culture, I have Read More
The Spectrum Of Autism
‘People with autism person are more than just a diagnosis described in a medical text book. We are unique individuals with diverse personalities’
Autism-friendly inspirational activity ideas-coming soon!
Autism-friendly inspirational activity ideas To come… ideas to inspire and encourage you to get more involved with all that life has to offer. This includes autism-friendly: Holiday’s Courses Activities Exercise How to guides Career guides These will all be included in the upcoming lifestyle section of adultswithautism.org.uk. It’s taking more time than expected to create the content for this new section, but I will notify all of our readers when it’s Read More
The Problem with Autistic Dating Websites
Campaign for Mental Health Education in UK Schools
Campaign for Mental Health Education in UK Schools People with autism often have co-morbid mental health difficulties I was contacted recently by Natalie from the UK based mental health charity; The Shaw Mind Foundation, to help promote their campaign for greater mental health training in UK schools. I would like to share this UK government petition on behalf of mental health charity The Shaw Mind Foundation. Please sign the Shaw Mind Foundation’s petition and Read More
Your dating experiences on the autistic spectrum
Adults With Autism.org.uk is keen to hear about your experiences of dating and relationships. Have you found it difficult as an autistic person to find a girlfriend or boyfriend? Have you used any of the online dating websites for people with autism, did it work for you? If not, how did you meet your partner and find love? Do you have any tips on how people with autism can find Read More