In this episode, I talk about my late autistic father's older age and end of life health experiences. This includes the impact of the lack of autism knowledge in health services and practitioners on his access to care and treatment. Extra end of year episode.

To mark the 12 days of Christmas (or Yule), I am talking about 12 of the many signs of my autism. These were not obvious to me at the time I became aware of them, but they are now I know I'm autistic. 

This week I explain why autism is not a superpower - as well as the pros and cons of being an autistic person with specific strengths and skills.

This week I share what I have learned about navigating Christmas or other festive occasions, including respecting my own boundaries and preventing burnout.

I talk about developing the understanding that loss and grief have long been a part of my life, including the loss and grief of not having children.

I share my current thoughts on the relationship between autism and disability, as well as type of risks we are vulnerable to. Trigger warning: brief reference to abuse and assault.

This week I share how I have made sense so far of being Autistic and also having ADHD (AuDHD), and how I made use of the 'window of tolerance' to manage my executive functioning and wellbeing.

In this episode, I talk about my life with my autistic father. I explore ask what might have been different between us if we'd both known that we were both autistic.

This week, I describe a range of experiences throughout my life around sleep, insomnia, obsessions and imagined realities, that I am now making sense of through an autistic lens.

In this episode, I share my experiences and views of getting an autism diagnosis, and in seeking expert support and information as a late identified autistic person. I also talk about why neurotype should be a protected characteristic.