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A hundred moments in autism - Autistic Comedy Night
As a comedy fan, I spent the first 54 years of my life assuming that observational comedy was deliberately unfunny. I have watched hundreds of...
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Taking Care 4 (iv) - Day Centre
It only took ten minutes to get to the driving range, and there were only a few people there so there were plenty of slots. We managed to find six...
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Taking Care 4 (iii) - Day Centre
Thandie's group had sheets of paper with the letters of the alphabet printed on them. One or two people could read the letters, repeating after...
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Know God is …
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Abundant his goodness, abounding his love, unsearchable greatness all glorious, above all we can imagine, he...
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A hundred moments in autism - First attempts at diagnosis
“What is the meaning of ‘it's no skin off my nose’?” In my late teens I suffered from depression, and was treated at a local outreach centre. I had...
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Bridge Over Troubled Water (Dead Reckoning series - Part 25)
Josiah and Archibald are trying to keep their heads above water, whilst the Detectives hopes are sinking fast!
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A hundred moments in autism - Terrence Oblong, Communism and Tudor England
Autists frequently get into trouble for saying things they’re not supposed to, breaking unwritten rules and mores we have no way of knowing the...
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Is a given number divisible?
There are some very simple tests to find a given integer divisible, for instance 180 is divisible by 4, or 21 by 3. We probably did the tests in...
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Taking Care 4 (ii) - Day Centre
We came off the main route near Sittingbourne, then went along a series of narrow side roads, through a small village by a railway line, and finally...
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Taking Care 4 (i) - Day Centre
I arrived at ten to nine the next morning to find the day centre Previa already being loaded. Malcolm was taking charge of it, like a bossy father...
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Walking Along With Rab
Walking Along With Rab By Paul McCann On first trip back home to Belfast after being away for 4 years I was able to be there for my cousin John’s...
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Busmen’s Pennies
Busmen’s Pennies By Paul McCann I started collecting pennies when I first noticed an old Queen Victoria coin in my change after buying a quarter of...
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No escape from reality
For an awfully long time, I did not dare to acknowledge it. I just pushed the idea away, tucked it away, thrusted it away. Was it all too painful,...
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1:5:5 Forgotten (Part 3)
Rage became her. Lore hadn’t spoken since leaving the council chamber; they found themselves locked in with their thoughts and their body on auto-...
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The Bleeding Of Britain and the People (from the Imaginations of Alfred N.Muggins)
11/8/24 Modern Britain was being given away to corruptions of all sorts, including its people. Its houses were sold to the highest bidders,...
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Where Is ICE RIVERS?
I suddenly realized, that I hadn’t seen him, I hadn’t seen his stories, I hadn’t seen his smiling face. Is he OK? Does anyone know where he is? I...
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The Old Musician
In a small town where memories linger, an old musician drags his guitar, strings worn but heart still full, each note carries tales of years gone by...
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Chapter 12: The Shroud
For nearly twenty-four hours, Niko had been locked in the small, dark outhouse. The air inside was thick and musty, tainted by the smell of his sweat...
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Chapter 11: Honour
As Niko lay on the cold floor of the outhouse, the sound of the family's grieving voices filtered through the night air. The sobs and hushed whispers...
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Parcel for You..Part 33
‘It’s common in humans,’ said Lorenzo flippantly, ‘but, hey, you must meet my husband, he’s called Steve,’ he said, holding out his hand towards a...
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