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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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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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Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Facing up
Another extract from my memoir of my time as mum's full-time carer at the end of her life. Although mum had recovered from her kidney injury, her...
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Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Respite
A few years back, I posted some extracts on ABC of a memoir I'd written just after my mother had passed away. It was about the final seven months we'...
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The Fate of Mankind
Yes, summer is here and the wind blew water from the fountain over my table. It was a useful top up for the coffee, but inside I went. The fate of...
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A hundred moments in autism - I said these words to my wife
I said these words to my wife last night: “You’re easy to be with,” I said. “I might as well be alone.” By which I don’t mean that my wife is poor...
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A hundred moments in autism - Sometimes there is just too much
I am currently distracted by: My wife, emptying her purse the way she does, all ADHD, spraying her valuables as an abstract artist sprays paint. I...
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A hundred moments in autism - My own personal dress down Tuesday
An autist’s relationship with societal rules is complex. We don’t innately understand them the way a neurotypical does. Many autists learn to follow...
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A hundred moments in autism - The Topless photo of Germaine Greer
Every few days I look at a topless photo of Germaine Greer. It is a common trait among autists to return to a favourite piece of music over and over...
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The Tiger
You should realise the difference between how someone is addressed and what you call him. For example you might speak of someone as “Mr Brown” but...
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