Lets Talk About Stereotypes

Lets Talk About Autism StereotypesCLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEOOnce I overheard a doctor say; ”Oh, so he’s on the autistic spectrum…they are very high achievers you know.” Now that’s a doctor that needs to check her facts.So lets bust some other myths about autism.STEREOTYPE NUMBER ONEYes, I have a clinical diagnosis of high functioning autism. but does this mean I have a passion for science fiction? Absolutely no it Read More

Odd Girl Out-A Woman On The Autistic Spectrum

Odd Girl Out by Laura JamesThe story of an autistic woman in a neurotypical world“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?” BUY ON AMAZON UKBUY ON AMAZON USA Laura JamesAuthor of ODD GIRL OUT  I was honored recently, to be invited along to the offices of Bluebird Books to interview Read More

A Cafe where I Can Rest My Autistic Brain

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 and my up-coming book on autism On the down-side, some cafes can be a bit noisy and expensive! Whilst Read More

Autism-are you undiagnosed?

Do you think you may be on the autistic spectrum? How can you tell? Have you had a lifelong history of untreatable depression, anxiety or OCD You may feel as though you’ve never quite fitted in. Always feeling like an outsider. People think you’re bit of an odd-ball or quirky. You have a communication style that is different from other people. Because of this, you were bullied at school, or at work. Read More

The Spectrum Of Autism

  “An autistic person is not just a diagnosis described in a medical text book.” Subscribe to AdultsWithAutism.org.uk If we type, “What is autism” into Google, we will probably see the standard list of symptoms, diagnostic criteria and articles on what to do if your child has autism. The headline descriptions and information about autism on most websites may be technically correct, but to get a true picture of autism, we need to dig a lot deeper.  From Read More

Autism-friendly inspirational activity ideas-coming soon!

Autism-friendly inspirational activity ideas are coming soon to AdultsWithAutism.org.uk My goal for 2017 is to inspire and encourage you to get more involved with all 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 Read More

The Problem with Autistic Dating Websites

Whilst researching autism-friendly dating websites recently for the new lifestyle section of AdultsWithAutism, I came to the conclusion that I would not recommend any of these websites. The first few results in Google search revealed autistic dating sites that appeared-at best-unregulated and unmanaged by anyone with knowledge of autism. The worst examples, were sites that did not seem to care about the safety of potentially vulnerable autistic people. As an experiment, I signed Read More

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.Please sign the Shaw Mind Foundation’s petition and make this happen! I would like to share this UK government petition on behalf of mental health charity The Shaw 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

Do Autism “treatments” work?

Have you noticed just how many scientifically unproven “cures” for autism there are on the internet? Generally I’m sceptical, very sceptical. There are hundreds of Individuals and companies online that are more than happy to take money from desperate parents with autistic children. YouTube for example,  is awash with anecdotes of how a child was cured of autism within two days of drinking a certain type of juice, cutting out a type Read More