Autobiography

Cherry

Dogsbody (2)

After the interview at the Employment Exchange, I set to. Next day, I took a notebook down to the phone box in the village and looked up ‘Farmers’ in...
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A hundred moments in autism - I am Hangry

I am hangry. Autists can be prone to anger, a symptom of exhaustion from constant masking and frustration on not understanding NT communication and...
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Dogsbody (1)

Something new! I retire next year after 50 years of work - and almost 40 jobs in total! I've tried many things - failed at some, succeeded at others...
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Sometimes the brightest star burns out quicker

A poem I wrote during a burnout phase last year. Originally posted on Medium, but I felt it would work better here. :)
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A hundred moments in autism - The job interview

Job interviews are not a great place for an autist to find themselves. Read any guide on how to do a good job interview and they will stress the...
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A hundred moments in autism - A good place to dump a Terrence

Place. Place is important to autists. There are places we feel immediately uncomfortable - noise, lights, structure, people, something nothing...
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A hundred moments in autism - I am Blair-proof

Labour Party Conference Bournemouth 2003. The Labour government under Tony Blair is facing crisis over his support for George Bush’s war in Iraq. I...
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A hundred moments in autism - Reading Nuerotribes

The chaos of 190 newbie medical students descending to collect their theatre clogs cannot be described . It’s freshers week meets large-scale...
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I Wish My Brain Could Switchoff

An endless stream of consciousness perspective on neurodivergency (originally posted on Medium)
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Collections

The forest offers bricks, if you know where to look.
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