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
40 years to get an autism diagnosis

In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of older adults being diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder. If, like me you were diagnosed with autism in your late 4o’s, we may share a similar story. It goes something like this: As a child in the 1960’s, or 1970’s, you suffered from anxiety and depression. You may have “stuck out” because you appeared different to the other children. You found Read More