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Part 6: Autistic Burnout Explained Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. Today, I am discussing one of the most important problems faced by autistic people: Autistic burnout.

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Part 5: Autistic Masking Explained Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. Wearing a mask is a way of changing or hiding your appearance.  It can be done for fun, for example, when going to a costume party, or it can be done with bad intentions, such as someone covering their face when…

#Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #AutismAwareness

#Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #AutismAwareness

#Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #AutismAwareness

#Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #AutismAwareness

Part 4: What is The Autism Spectrum? Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. What is the autism spectrum? The word spectrum is used frequently in relation to autism, and the most common label currently used in autism diagnostics is Autism Spectrum Disorder (or Condition). In casual…

Part 3: What is Autism (the complex answers)? Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. In the previous instalment, I explained the various ways in which autism is defined by health authorities, diagnostic manuals, and leading autism charity, The National Autistic Society. This time, I will…

Part 2: What is Autism (the simple answers)? Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. What actually is autism? My story When I found out I was autistic, back in 2019, I threw myself into learning everything I could about autism. Sadly, the first things I learned tended to be the common…

Part 1: Why Should You Even Care About Autism? Welcome Hello, and welcome to The Autistic Writer. With this website, it is my hope to explain what autism is, what the real lived autistic experience is, and to dispel the many harmful myths about autism. my story At 50 years old, my life from the…

Some fans moaning about #SWFC transfer activity so far. Thing is, we can’t expect everyone in the football world to up to speed with our new situation. The reputational damage we suffered under DC will linger a while. And we’re in League One. Patience.

Autistic People: “Autism is predominantly genetic. The *primary* factor regarding if a person is Autistic is genetics. RFK Jr. goal of wiping out Autistic ppl is Eugenics. That makes him, by definition, a Eugenicist. This is fact, not opinion.” Society (including @thedailybeast.bsky.social):

#OliversCampaign I am angry @NHSE_WTE have always been clear: people with a learning disability & autistic individuals delivering Oliver’s Training should be paid Band 5 rates Yet many charities with contracts to deliver it are paying minimum wage Not On My Watch Please retweet

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A question for my fellow #autistic folks… What level do you consider to be your “support needs”? None? Low? Medium? High? Variable? #autism #ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics

Low temperatures are cool.

little library gallows humor for ya :'D

Having one of those moments. No amount of hand washing or sanitiser will convince me my hands are clean.

The blog returns this Sunday, and I'll bring you up to speed with what I've been up to for the last few weeks! It goes live Sunday 6th July at 08:00 GMT, here: darrenscothern.uk/blog/ #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #Mythbusting

It feels like #SWFC are under a genuine existential threat right now. The club is circling the drain. I keep remembering how I was bullied off Twitter a few years ago for my anti-Chansiri position. Not happy to be proven right as the club I’ve supported for decades falls apart.

invisible disabilities

If entropy is real, why am I compelled to tidy up? Checkmate scientists!

The autistic experience of being told you’re impatient or aggressive, when you’re actually over stimulated and anxious. #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic

Just remembering years ago on my old Tw!tter account, when I regularly tweeted that Chansiri was going to ruin #SWFC, and I was mercilessly mocked. I knew from day 1 he would be a disaster, I gave my reasons, and I’ve been proved right.

Finally! FINALLY! It all went through, and I am now the owner of a new home - a modest but pleasant apartment. Three-and-a-half years of renting behind me! I’m now financially broke, but I love my new home!

It’s only just gone 9am, and I’ve had way too much NT already.

Rumours that #SWFC are once again looking at long-standing managerial target Laszlo Balint to replace outgoing Danny Rohl.

Been listening to my old Numan albums, starting with the first Tubeway Army, then Replicas, The Pleasure Principle, Telekon, and tonight, Dance. Every single one is still dynamite! #Numan #Numanoid #Neurokin

Hate isn’t always shown through anger or violence. Sometimes, hate is calm, collected, and might even have a veneer of fake intellectualism. Sometimes hate even presents itself as a victim, or as “just an opinion. But it is still hate. Trans rights are human rights.

It’s understandable when parents new to autism to look to other parents for help. But it’s also crucial for those parents to understand that autistic adults are not the enemy. 8/

Walked past this in the way to work this morning. Weston Park. #SheffieldIsSuper

Autism themed shirts by me a Black #autistic woman artist! All my characters are my original hand drawings, I do not use the puzzle piece & I do not design light it up blue shirts #autisticartist #actuallyautistic #autismacceptancemonth #autismawarenessmonth #autismacceptance #autismawareness

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What kind of coat do I wear? 😱

When I’m at my keyboard writing about autistic life, I sometimes think of this: “My fingers emit sparks of fire with expectation of my future labours.” ~William Blake

These songs are living rent free in my head right now.