Category: Mental health
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autism – moving around
Autistic tip of the day If an autistic person wants to move – let them. Sunday at an event I forgot to take a sensory/ fidget toy. I couldn’t stand still, had to move, with energy to burn. I was not judged on it, people there knew I was autistic. #autism #autistic #autisme #autismawareness ##disability…
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Autism/Neurodiversity awareness
I’ve just done a talk on autism at my companies monthly meeting. It went well I think and people seemed to have found it helpful. I’m feeling a bit tired now with the build up and preparation. I’m not sure if that is normal. I’m glad I did it though. 😌 #autismacceptanceweek2023 #autismawarenessmonth2023 #autism #autistic…
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See you on the other side – surviving Christmas
This is a comment made at a recent meeting with my autistic group. Christmas is a time of year not always enjoyed by Autistic people. It is a busy time of year. Lots of expectations in terms of behaviour at gatherings. This includes showing expected shows of joy, participation in a bright noisy atmosphere, lots…
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Autistic Pride Day
Autistic Pride Day is 18 June. Tomorrow. Autism brings so many skills and insights into the world. Made the modern world possible, and enabled us to survive many situations and thrive. Just think Alan Turing, Nikola Tesla, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerburg. Not to mention those in entertainment, art, sport. Everywhere. Yet it can…
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Access the Autistic Skill Set 5. Retain and flourish
Staff costs are the highest expenditure in business, so how to retain those skills within. The trained skills, the people with potential, and can grow and really benefit the business as part of teams. Just consider the cost of not understanding and losing the skills. Performance panels can lead to loss of morale, staff and…
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Accessing the Autistic Skill Set 3. Ripening and Growing Part 2
I have previously given some ideas how to further understand and respect autistic people and their unique skill and build on this further. Here are some further tips to help ripen and grow them. 4. Build mutual trust and respect By getting to know us as we are, by working with us from where we…
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Accessing the Autistic Skill Set 3. Ripening and Growing Part 1
I hope I have now provided guidelines into how to get to respect and understand the autistic person, and their immense skill set. I will now tell you how to understand them better and build on this and help ripen and grow them. This requires teamwork and patience. When doing this and anything else when…
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Autism executive function — OldLady With Autism
Getting things done Disorganized, lazy, procrastinator, negligent, sloppy, messy, always late, late bills, late for appointments, late for work, cluttered, dirty, overwhelmed! This is the life of many autistic adults. Although we love details, many of us need help with every day life due to struggles with executive function. Executive function is the part of […]…
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Autistic? Or Just “Quirky”? — More Good Days – Parenting Blog
As a parent educator and as a parent of autistic kids, I’ve had conversations with people about “how autistic is he”, “is she high functioning autistic” and “how do you know if your kid is autistic, or just ‘quirky’.” This post covers how to think about the autism SPECTRUM, and about questions of whether and…
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Autism – Employability problems arising from Time and Money Management — The English Introvert
Autistics are like children in how wilful they are as everyone knows regardless of whether they have personal experience or not. They are both dedicated to what they want to achieve, how and when but because they don’t/can’t prioritise it’s not always a good time so this creates issues. Dedication is a very important quality […]…
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