Autistic burnout can lead to a loss of skills. It’s not your fault, and the loss isn’t permanent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUQ3...

Shrubsole's book 'The lie of the land' provides a compelling catalogue of the loss of Britain’s natural environment  | Bob Copeland

Chocolate Starfish and the Delayed Reaction - An indie kid goes to the dark side neillaurenson.substack.com/p/chocolate-...

Neurotypicalism is not a ‘condition’ and nor is autism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1JI...

He shoots, he bores! Welcome to my talk about sport from an autistic point of view. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrC2... #actuallyautistic

Councillor @neillaurenson.bsky.social was as busy as ever during November. These are just a few of the things he did:

You can’t understand autism by spending a few minutes on a bus. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS-P...

"a rebellious streak with Killing Joke guitars and the insouciance of The Cribs" Neil Laurenson reviews 'Body Broker' the new EP release from Australia's post-punk trio Sex Mask. @neillaurenson.bsky.social

'Club Tropicana Drinks In Me' - An embarrassing moment from my youth neillaurenson.substack.com/p/club-tropi...

#PODCAST: #NewMusic Monthly Nov @billcummings80.bsky.social & Jim Auton talk #LilyAllen #AI #johnlewisad @despjournalist.bsky.social@despjournalist.bsky.social #Swn @slimecitymusic.bsky.social @hihatchie.bsky.social @modernliterature.bsky.social #baucat #ionazajac www.mixcloud.com/godisinthepo...

My severely irritable take on the term ‘severe autism’: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwJx... #actuallyautistic

"arpeggios cascading like summer rain”..."simplicity and contentment" Neil Laurenson reviews the "sumptuousness territory" of Constant Smiles' new album 'Moonflower'. Out on the Felte label. @neillaurenson.bsky.social

"This energy!!!" 👏👏👏👏 Zack Polanski joins Rizzle Kicks out on stage in Bristol

"The Singing Loins are, according to themselves, big in Medway and Serbia" According to writer Neil Laurenson 'Camber '87', the new 'Bow Wow Wow meets The Levellers' release from The Singing Loins, "should expand their geographical reach". @neillaurenson.bsky.social

Be a part of our bigger rooms join.greenparty.org.uk

My children are very excited about Halloween and acting like very spooky little individuals. So here we are - not much spookiness in the Assistant back catalogue but this one is called Ghosts. youtu.be/MlIxatvrfZ8?...

In this video, I comment on another video about the signs of autism. Maybe my most controversial video so far. How enticing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is8s... #ActuallyAutistic

"the creativity of Devo, the manic playfulness of The B–52's, and the angular-ness of Franz Ferdinand" Neil Laurenson not only reviews the party starting single 'The Forces of Evil’ and interviews the titular twosome from The Adventures Of Bert & Henry. @neillaurenson.bsky.social

"a seething, funny, defiant epic" Neil Laurenson goes song by song on Pulp's 30th anniversary edition of 'Different Class' and cherishes "the anger, and the hope, and the humour". @neillaurenson.bsky.social

"it’s synth pop, it’s folk trance, it’s gorgeously cinematic" Neil Laurenson reviews 'Phantasmagoria' the new album from Ani Glass. @aniglass.bsky.social @neillaurenson.bsky.social

"It has the wide-eyed wonder and gathering momentum of all the best Springsteen songs" Neil Laurenson reviews the "maudlin and ecstatic" joy of My Mercury's new single 'Before'. @neillaurenson.bsky.social

"its own trippy trip down memory lane through its use of old recordings and its pastoral-tinged neo-neo-psychedelia" Neil Laurenson reviews 'Stone Tape Theory' the new album from Spincycle. @neillaurenson.bsky.social

'Cocker is the wittiest person in the class, but as with all the best things, Different Class is a product of the collective...' joyzine.org/2025/10/24/a... @welovepulp.bsky.social

Thank you so much to everyone who collectively donated almost £1700 for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social. During the Worcester Run, I received lots of vocal support. Someone said afterwards that seeing the Palestine flag kept them going! #FreePalestine @pscupdates.bsky.social

The Worcester News has reported on my effort to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians by running Worcester Half Marathon tomorrow. www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2545635... @medicalaidpal.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social

"as refreshing as an ice-cold cocktail in Mykonos, as insightful as an Einstein equation" Neil Laurenson reviews the "statement sound" of Big Thief's sixth album 'Double Infinity'. @neillaurenson.bsky.social

ALBUM REVIEW: Big Thief - 'Double Infinity' “...As insightful as an Einstein equation, and as powerful as all the waves that have ever happened. We are truly blessed they’re here.” @joyzineuk.bsky.social @bigthiefmusic.bsky.social joyzine.org/2025/09/10/a...

I’m running Worcester Half Marathon this Sunday for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social Please consider donating. #FreePalestine www.justgiving.com/page/neil-la...

Lots of this and it's very very exciting!!!! Let's take on this failing Labour Govenrment and take the fight to Reform. Join.greenparty.org.uk

‘As playfully serious/seriously playful (but probably louder) than Iron Maiden and fellow Brummies Judas Priest…’ www.slapmag.co.uk/album-review...

‘This is not an album about rugby league, pits, and brass bands. It was recorded in Austin, Texas, though it sounds as Californian as the Beach Boys…’ www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/09/08/s... @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social

People are exhausted. Our high streets, public spaces, whole communities left unloved. Blaming migrants won’t fix this. Tackling inequality will. Tax the super-rich. Fund public services. #DrawTheLine www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I have had stomach issues for 27 years. It took me about 26 years to realise this is linked to me being autistic. WARNING: Video contains fart noises and an infodump. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5-c... #autistic #latediagnosedautistic #neurodivergent

Why do our thoughts sometimes get stuck on repeat? In this video, I dive into examples of when I have been stuck in a thought loop and how I became unstuck: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eub-...

'I decided to write a rap song...It’s about pigeons, because there aren’t enough songs about pigeons in the world.' neillaurenson.co.uk/2025/08/28/p...

I’m simply the best…at whinging about being accused of being a narcissist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNKX... (19 mins 41 secs)

I was asked to react to the breaking news that the IPC have confirmed the famine in Gaza. End the genocide. Free Palestine. 🇵🇸

A classic example of what I’ve been talking about in the Deputy Leader race. News media are not interested in platforming @greenparty.org.uk - they can’t even mention “Green Party” in the headline about our brilliant win in Cardiff. It was hard work on the ground that won here and in Newcastle.

Thank you Cllr Neil Laurenson! @neillaurenson.bsky.social #BackZack

"alert to the beautiful mystery of the mundane and the celestial" Neil Laurenson reviews 'Unknown Beyond' the "spacious" and "woozy" new album from Lauren Green and Marissa Macias aka Tan Cologne. ‪‬ @neillaurenson.bsky.social #tancologne #labradorrecords

"a dark and profoundly enjoyable trip back to the 80s" Neil Laurenson reviews 'Nonstop Romance' the new album of "darkwave bangers" from Mareux. ‪‬ @neillaurenson.bsky.social

"They’ll still make you dance like a loon and beam like a Cheshire cat" Neil Laurenson reviews the "still fresh and thrilling" We Are Scientists and their new album 'Qualifying Miles'. ‪‬ @wearescientists.bsky.social @neillaurenson.bsky.social

"completely and brilliantly timeless" Neil Laurenson reviews the "irresistible baritone" of Richard Hawley on 'Coles Corner', the reissued and expanded version of his classic 2005 album. @richardhawley.bsky.social @neillaurenson.bsky.social

"angular bliss" Neil Laurenson reviews 'Years and Years' the new album from Stockholm's Dag och Natt. @dagochnatt.bsky.social @neillaurenson.bsky.social

ROBBIE WILLIAMS CHANGES CAREER Outside the headmaster’s office he sits and waits and contemplates his fate before his interview starts. Thoughts are running through his head. He feels that pop is dead. He wants to be a maths teacher. He’s loving angles instead. neillaurenson.co.uk/2025/06/05/r...

"another, deeper, even more personal insight into Stevens’ world of grief" Neil Laurenson experiences "painfully, perfectly raw" emotions of the expanded 10th anniversary edition of Sufjan Stevens' 'Carrie & Lowell'. @neillaurenson.bsky.social

Leading Autism Organizations Release Joint Statement on Upholding Scientific Integrity and Supporting the Autism Community autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/lead... #actuallyautistic #autism #autisme #jointforces

Pride is usually a byproduct of achieving something, and I didn’t work hard to be autistic.😊 However, if you’re #ActuallyAutistic and proud of it, I salute you. If being proud means standing up for ourselves, then call me proud too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Wz...