From @itsemilykaty.bsky.social: School-Based Anxiety and Attendance www.authenticallyemily.uk/blog/school-... #OntEd #EduSky #autism #anxiety

🌈🩵🧩🦋♾️=⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Girl Unmasked by @itsemilykaty.bsky.social is absolutely wonderful! Reading #memoir works by other #autistic #neurosivergent #ADHD #AuDHD individuals has helped me to feel less alone. Emily Katy wrote openly about the hardships & joys of life. I thank her for that! #BookSky #BookSky📚

"Think about your daily tasks. Even getting out of bed & getting ready for work requires you to follow a sequence of tasks, plan what to do next, prioritise things you have time for & manage yr time so you don’t get to work late." @itsemilykaty.bsky.social: www.authenticallyemily.uk/blog/executi...

Happy Saturday! I’m off on a book date with a friend at Waterstones 🥰

If you work in #UKHE, please spare a minute to read through this LinkedIn post by @itsemilykaty.bsky.social. It's about the experience of autistic students in HE - a cohort I've been working with for 20 years. www.linkedin.com/posts/emilyk...

📚 #BlogTour 📚 I’m pleased to be joining the Random Things Tours paperback publication blog tour for Girl Unmasked by @itsemilykaty.bsky.social today. This emotional memoir is an essential read about autism, for anyone working with young people. mentoringmumof2bookreviews.home.blog/2025/03/10/g...

It’s International Women’s Day 2025 and gender inequality and health inequalities still have major consequences for neurodivergent women and girls. Whilst there have been improvements (e.g. the narrowing gap of numbers of men and women diagnosed), there is still a long way to go. 🧵

Happy belated World Book Day! Let’s talk about why it is so important (a day late…) 📚 👉🏻 reading for pleasure is at an all-time low with only 1 in 3 children enjoying reading 👉🏻 reading enjoyment is at its lowest in nearly 20 years (National Literacy Trust)

I loved recording the audiobook of #GirlUnmasked and I’m so happy that others like it too!! You can get it on Audible here: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0CL...

‘I felt like I didn’t belong - this is how understanding my neurodivergent brain saved my life’ for Stylist Magazine. ✍🏻 ‘…writer Emily Katy shares how being diagnosed with autism transformed how she relates to her brain.’ www.stylist.co.uk/health/menta...

Great to see that the paperback of @itsemilykaty.bsky.social brilliant book “Girl Unmasked” has been published this week. Listen to her talking about the book on the podcast here: bedsidereading.buzzsprout.com/1880290/epis...

Guess what I just spotted 👀 at Paddington station @itsemilykaty.bsky.social?! Selling super well too!! 💙💙 (of course I grabbed myself a copy and recommend everyone else does too!)

I am so tired of seeing how both the education and healthcare system fails neurodivergent people over and over again.

Read this recently and related heavily, even let my therapist borrow my copy 😅, and I definitely recommend it for any self diagnosed or late diagnosed people. Really, everyone should read it just so more people learn about the autistic experience. Thank you so much for writing about your experience!

Today is the day!!! Girl Unmasked: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life (the Sunday Times Bestseller) is out NOW in paperback. 🥳 Grab a copy here: linktr.ee/itsemilykaty Thank you to everyone who has read and recommended #GirlUnmasked. ❤️

"Your brain works differently and that's okay." 💗 I had the pleasure of talking to @itsemilykaty.bsky.social about her book, Girl, Unmasked, her reading recommendations, her process and seasons of creativity. #BookSky neurodivergentnotesonwriting.substack.com/p/do-whateve...

‘How being diagnosed with autism at 16 saved my life’ in @TheSun today ✍🏻 As my book and the article talks about, it’s not just the diagnosis. It’s the understanding of myself that came with that, the understanding from others and the adjustments I made in my life.

I started counselling again two weeks ago and that’s okay…sometimes we need space to talk and process things. Needing a bit of extra support is nothing to be ashamed of. 🩵

So @waterstones.bsky.social is running a preorders campaign this weekend where you can get 25% off “selected” upcoming books. However I’ve just tried the code with mine and a few of my friends (who are all debut or small authors) books and they’re not included

People often ask me how the publishing process works, so I thought I’d delve into it a little as I reflect on the past few years and how I got to this point! #GirlUnmasked www.authenticallyemily.uk/blog/the-pub...

in case anyone else needs this reminder 🫶🏼 I know I did ❤️‍🩹 thanks @itsemilykaty.bsky.social

Thinking about the time I had a full-blown meltdown in my year 7 maths class because I found my teacher so scary and I had left my protractor at home. I cried hysterically, hyperventilating. And now thinking about how, as an adult, when I forget things, no-one tells me off.

When I read about how autistic people often don’t recognise authority (which is common!), I think about how I, another autistic person, am the complete opposite. I’ve always been terrified of authority & terrified of getting into trouble. Autism really is everything in extremes.

Why is it okay for neurotypical people to watch football matches every weekend but if an autistic person wants to watch planes every weekend this is pathologised?

Sunshine Support UK shared a quote from a school: ‘we don’t have an attendance policy. We ask you attend IF YOU CAN. If you can’t, it’s OK. We will work together to work through the barriers’. This is a mainstream school. With 98% whole school attendance. It can be done.

I cried. I laughed. I nodded in agreement. I recognised myself. Every list in this book made my day better. Thank you so much for the gift you are Emily and for sharing your story with us @itsemilykaty.bsky.social #autism #autistic_writers

Couldn’t not write something about the BBC Disclosure ‘Kids on the Psychiatric Ward’. I have just watched the programme and found it incredibly emotional and distressing, so a word of warning to anyone who may find it triggering. www.authenticallyemily.uk/blog/bbc-dis...

‘Former patients at Scotland's biggest children's psychiatric hospital have spoken out about a culture of cruelty...’ Sad to see this today. As someone who was on a CAMHS unit as a 16yo, I know how vulnerable and scary it is. Young people deserve better. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

www.authenticallyemily.uk/blog/2020/08... @itsemilykaty.bsky.social

It can be hard to understand school-based anxiety unless you’ve experienced it yourself or someone close to you has. I work a busy 9-5 job 4 days a week. Work can be stressful. But it has never yet compared to what facing a week at school was like. 🧵 1/5

If you’re an autistic person and you feel that you experience an autistic trait differently to the way everyone else seems to experience it, that doesn’t mean your experience isn’t valid or that you are any less autistic. ❤️

The NHS certainly has its challenges, but today I called my GP at 8.30am and was given an appointment at 9am with a lovely doctor. Just thought I’d share a positive today ☺️

This is an incredible guide from @itsemilykaty.bsky.social - go check it out! 💫

Fabulous resource from @itsemilykaty.bsky.social ! I have just downloaded my own copy www.authenticallyemily.uk/store/p/auti...

NEW BLOG POST: Authentically Emily Update - Book Guide, Girl Unmasked Paperback, Giveaway and Talks www.authenticallyemily.uk/blog/autism-...

The sun just makes me feel SO much brighter 🌞

There’s a giveaway of the hardback of #GirlUnmasked over on my Instagram to celebrate the paperback launch this month if you’d like to head over there and enter! 🩷

📖 5 of 2025: Girl Unmasked by @itsemilykaty.bsky.social: 10/10. This one hit home: it took our teen daughter almost dying for us to finally understand she is autistic. So many moments in this book felt like it was our life these past few years. Thank you for sharing such a personal story… #Booksky

I’m reading The Women by Kristin Hannah at the moment (well listening as an audiobook) and oh my. I knew it would be five stars from pretty early on but I’m about half way and sobbing.

Autistic burnout is extreme long-term exhaustion and overwhelm triggered over time, where the stress of coping with life’s demands exceeds the autistic person’s ability to cope. They may lose the ability to carry out everyday tasks, lose skills they usually have and increased sensory difficulties.

ARFID is Not ‘Fussy Eating’: The Truth About Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. www.authenticallyemily.uk/blog/arfid-i...

TW: Research suggests that 9 in 10 autistic women have experienced sexual violence, with over half age 15 or under when they experienced this. Cazalis et al (2022) found a 2-3 times greater risk of sexual violence for autistic women compared to non-autistic women, consistent with previous studies.

Autistic people in the UK are being invited to participate in a University of Cambridge-led project exploring the uniquely powerful connection between autism and comics Report by Tom Kirk #Autism #Comics

Tell me why I’m so surprised that waking up early has meant I’ve gotten so much done today and tell me why this won’t make me get up early again tomorrow

I’ve joined the glasses club. Except I’ve lost every pair of sunglasses I’ve ever owned after about three months so this will be interesting.

A new study released today has found that adults with ADHD have significantly reduced life expectancy - men by 7 years less and women by 9 years. And less than 1 in 9 adults with ADHD are diagnosed. ADHD is not a trend. We deserve better than this.

A gentle reminder that neurodivergence isn't just autism and ADHD. It includes dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, PTSD, OCD, Tourette's, and much else besides. Including left-handedness. A good resource is @itsemilykaty.bsky.social's website.

Delivered a session to Young Minds writers programme this evening and now feel very inspired and fulfilled. 💛

For me, personally, minimizing sensory input is really important. Falls under the "avoiding triggers" point, but I want to be explicit. Dark room, alone, no light, no sound, try to control breathing. Try to foocus on small, inconsequential things. The feel of a texture on your fingertips.