Where are you between self-awareness and self-acceptance this April? Have you listened to myself and DrKateFox latest podcast? neurotypicalsdontjugglechainsaws.co.uk

Why do activities for autistic people have to be framed as 'therapy'?

Great thing: “Tish” the film about the brilliant, principled working class documentary photographer from Newcastle Tish Murtha.

Annoying thing: Having to listen to a film about authenticity being narrated in Maxine Peake’s gratingly inauthentic Newcastle accent.

I am deeply, deeply proud to have been involved in this project.

Relationships are the embodiment of human connection, & identifying healthy relationships in the midst of a life that involves consistent invalidation, dehumanisation & internalised stigma is that much harder

🔗 This #AutismAcceptanceWeek we (Monique Botha is actually they/them 🤷🏻‍♀️ TheAutisticAdvocate Sarah Douglas Dr Felicity Sedgewick are thrilled to launch our Autistic Guide to Healthy Relationships, as part of our work on autistic experiences of intimate partner violence, funded by the Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network

durham.ac.uk/research/insti…

gorgeous collection

At a loose end on a rainy evening? I can recommend everything that is happening Alphabetti Theatre

6pm DrKateFox's residency sharing The Flux
7.30pm daniel bye's Imaginary Friends followed by
Rachel Moles' response play Holodad, dir. by coggin & perf. by Eireann Devlin

This is a great way to kick off Autism Acceptance April …

Neil Gaiman confirms he is Autistic!

Bought “The Flame” and found this absolute gem. Leonard Cohen his 70s fully beefing with Kanye

A water company released sewage into the stream that runs into the beach where we were holidaying. I didn’t like the idea of swimming in the sea after that, so I tried to sue to water company for spoiling our holiday. This is what happened…
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Charlotte Brontë died at Haworth #OTD in 1855, aged 38. She was the last to die of all her siblings.

My sonnet about health inequality in today’s ⁦The Yorkshire Post⁩

You may have seen healthcare staff in the UK wearing this yellow badge with their name on it.

But do you know the story behind this?

Dr Kate Granger MB was an NHS doctor who was diagnosed with cancer in 2011.

During a hospital stay in August 2013 with post-operative sepsis,…

It’s important to remember that the current diagnostic criteria for autism describe distressed autistic people, yet it’s perfectly possible to be autistic & thrive.

Just a clip 📎 of The Seed Kist by Iona Lee
Cultivating Equality: Women Working with Land exhibition will be in Street Level Photoworks next month as part of the We Feed the UK campaign with The Gaia Foundation
Watch the full poem: youtu.be/Py5fyx_RsP0

Dear occasional teachers or care workers who take noise cancelling tech off autistic children '...because in real life, you'll have to cope with noise'.
No.
We don't have to.
I know this is wild, but...we can still use our headphones etc...everywhere else also.
Get a grip.

I’m doing a mini residency at the Alphabetti Theatre in Newcastle & then trying out some new material next Tues/Weds/Thursday.

If you know why my sudden learning to play the spoons connects to both Dr Who AND neurodiversity: this is for you! (Also if you don’t).

By the way! Many 'tells' that are supposed to 'prove' someone is lying describe body language that comes naturally to autistic and other neurodivergent people.

NeurodiVERSE is a unique poetry anthology about the neurodivergent experience by neurodivergent writers.
Available now from flapjackpress.co.uk and your favourite bookshops.
#Neurodiversity CelebrationWeek #Neurodiversity DrKateFox Janine Booth Robert Steventon Manchester City of Literature

Two neurodivergent people talking ND life, culture & being.

Still an all-too rare perspective in the world.

It’s called Neurotypicals Don’t Juggle Chainsaws cos they don’t. But if you do-please get in touch…

(First four episodes up now)

#ActuallyAutistic