“Your son needs to work on his resilience….” Before writing this article I thought I had better double check the exact definition of the word resilience. I read a few and feel below is the best summary: Resilience: The ability to recover quickly from adversity. No autistic person has to work on their resilience but…

I wouldn’t swap the way my mind works for anything; it’s who I am This article embraces and celebrates the wonderful way the neurodivergent mind works. There are many times that it can work against us. This is mainly an issue due to society’s expectations of behaviour as opposed to being an issue for us.…

I felt sure my awkwardness would improve as I got older, but it didn’t Parenthood It was only once I had achieved my ultimate goal in life, becoming a mum, that I entered the rabbit hole of newly realising I am neurodivergent. Up until that point, I hadn’t spent much time in my life philosophising…