The Wizard of Aut’s Alternative Autistic Dictionary – Edition 4

Believing Meaning here’s what you say when someone doesn’t believe you’re autistic. "Of course you don't believe me. It's a hidden disability. Why should you believe me, when you're not the one living it? How about we return to this conversation when you're ready to believe me? Without your belief, this conversation has nowhere to go. … Continue reading The Wizard of Aut’s Alternative Autistic Dictionary – Edition 4 →

Awareness, Performativeness and Irony in the Autism Narrative

By The Autistic Advocate I’ve just finished reading John Harris’ article in The Guardian framed around the theatrical version of ‘The reason I jump‘, Naoki Higashida’s famous book about his Autistic experience. You can find the article on The Guardian, entitled “Enough ‘autism awareness’. The necessity now is action.” and I do recommend you read … Continue reading Awareness, Performativeness and Irony in the Autism Narrative →

Broken

Microfiction by Nicola Rathbone Image by Emilian Robert Vicol from Pixabay The pram sagged to one side, the left front wheel leaning away as if keen to leave its compatriots to the burden of the heavy load that threatened to sweep a tsunami of tat over the pram sides. Crumpled hands caressed the handle lovingly … Continue reading Broken →

Making Sense of the Senses – Part 2 – The Secret Agents of Interoception and Proprioception

A tour of the interoceptive and proprioceptive senses

The Wizard of Aut’s Alternative Autistic Dictionary – Edition 3

A – Accepting Meaning other autistics are up for being my friend – they’re accepting of my autistic expression, just as I am of theirs. NTs will accept me as part of their group or as a collaborator on a project, but are reluctant to hang out with me 1:1 – be my friend. B … Continue reading The Wizard of Aut’s Alternative Autistic Dictionary – Edition 3 →

Meltdowns – The Hidden Killer

cw: Talk of trauma, bullying, self-harm and suicide

A Handful of Poems – Part 1

A handful of poems from BI - before identification as autistic

The Environmental Problem

A short story by Terrence Ortong Image by sandid from Pixabay I was woken up at about 6.30 in the morning by a hammering on my door. “Come in,” I shouted down to Alun, “put the kettle on, I’m just getting dressed.” “They’ve dumped a fridge on the island,” he said by way of greeting. … Continue reading The Environmental Problem →

Making Sense of the Senses – Part 1 – The Big Five – Sight, Sound, Smell, Touch and Taste

By Nanny Aut Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Something that the majority of autistics have to manage is sensory processing differences. And it is something that is often misunderstood in the wider community. Managing the senses is often seen as providing noise-cancelling headphones to deal with sound and sunglasses to deal with sight, along … Continue reading Making Sense of the Senses – Part 1 – The Big Five – Sight, Sound, Smell, Touch and Taste →

The Wizard of Aut’s Alternative Autistic Dictionary – Edition 2

A – Accepting Meaning accepting myself as autistic is the goal – the Holy Grail. If I can accept myself as autistic wherever I go, being myself, then it’s easier for others to accept my autistic presentation, even if they don’t know the thing about me that perturbs, is autism. Self-acceptance can bring confidence. Marginalising … Continue reading The Wizard of Aut’s Alternative Autistic Dictionary – Edition 2 →