This blog was originally published in September 2017 on the Ambitious about Autism website. The roles of individuals are reflective of the period in which it was written. The secrets of successfully putting together a research paper are almost never straightforward process. Whether it may be seeking ethics approval or…

It’s Neurodiversity Week and to mark the occasion, I have done a rare audio recording to share my thoughts on what it means and defining the terms surrounding the topic. I explain what employers can also gain from having neurodivergent employees in their workforce. Listen, or read below, the remarks…

Please note: This blog is not intended as a self-help guide or a substitute for medical advice. It is purely to share my own experience. If you’ve ever thought to yourself how the spider hiding beneath your pillow got there, with all doors and windows sealed shut; or how a…

If truth be told, and I hope I am not isolated in this way of thinking, I would liken myself to be a weathervane. That is if I were asked about my personal feelings and outlook of autism (and perhaps politically to some extent). My adoption of identity-first language only…

To read the first part, take a look here. N.B. No individuals have been named in this blog. Bad There is an unmistakable bond where charities and politics are concerned. From a national perspective, campaigns are geared towards the relevant figures and ministerial brief to push for change. My experiences have…

N.B. No individuals have been named in this blog. When you are familiarised to a particular culture or environment, there are certain trends, expressions and ways of thinking you become accustomed to. Over the years, as an almost veteran in the circuit of youth volunteering (or social action), the term…

This is the written script presented at the opening of the school’s brand new inclusive playspace… Thank you very much everybody and it is a real honour to have been asked to formally open this impressive facility to benefit the pupils of this school, now and in the future. Inclusion…

On the auspicious year of its 70th anniversary, the NHS can rightly hold its head high for the strides made since its founding and evolution since then — from ‘test tube babies’ to heart transplants, to describe it as revolutionary will always be rightly justified. Yet, for the conditions which…

When the image of lone jigsaw pieces suddenly emerge before my eyes, I am normally left with a mixture of exasperation and dismay that it’s autism once again that is the unfortunate flag-bearer of this misplaced object (you can read more why I have such gripes about its usage here)…