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Turn Back
Turn Back ‘If only I could turn the clocks back…’ is a phrase many have uttered at some point in their lives. I know I have. Regret over a poor...
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A hundred moments in autism - Bathtime for the cuddly toys
It’s bathtime for the cuddly toys. Ingredients: bucket of soapy water, a toothbrush, a sponge, an anteater (Anthony), a stoat (Stoaty), a leopard (...
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A hundred moments in autism - Terrence Oblong goes to the cinema
I am alone. This is not uncommon. I am off to the cinema. I had really gotten into going to the cinema with a small group of friends during my...
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A hundred moments in autism - Terrence Oblong's peculiar quirk
It’s morning. I crawl unenthusiastically out of bed, go downstairs to make toast and coffee, catch sight of the sun, which makes me sneeze. I sneeze...
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Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Reflection
I'm continuing with the final draft of 'Gift' - my memoir/journal based on my time as my mother's full-time carer for the last few months of her life...
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A hundred moments in autism - The Whale Cafe revisited
The Whale Cafe revisited I’m back in the lunch queue at the Whale Cafe. Now you may be thinking, that as I regularly get my lunch at the Whale Cafe,...
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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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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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