Finding employment as an autistic personThe most depressing period of my life was spent jobsearching, but I picked up a bunch of lessons from it. Here they are.
A brief guide to coping with being differentI wasn’t very old at all when I first noticed I was different. I didn’t have a word for it...
An autistic person’s guide to an autism-friendly ChristmasI don’t like Christmastime. And I should be allowed to say that without being criticised for it. Don’t get me...
“Hating autism” and the damage it doesIf this article challenges you, it may be a good thing. I’d encourage people to read this with an open...
Navigating the autism diagnosis journey as an adultMore and more adults are coming to realise that they’re on the autism spectrum. Sometimes the possibility of autism is...
When you’re “not allowed” to have mental health issuesOfficially, I’ve had mental health issues since 2013. Or at least, that’s when the therapy started. I might have had...
Bridging the Gap Between Autistic Adults and Autism ParentsSometimes, the internet is toxic. That’s no secret. And that extends everywhere, even in the autism world. You’d think the...
I asked my followers to share the most ridiculous “autism causes” they’d ever heard. Brace yourselves.Once in a while, I invite Autistic Not Weird’s Facebook community to contribute to my articles. Most of the time,...
My response to “you’re not REALLY autistic, are you?”I went through most my teaching career without talking about my Asperger Syndrome, as it was diagnosed at the time....
We need to stop saying “we’re all a little autistic”A few years ago, I was the only diagnosed autistic staff member in a special school. The rest of the...
Autism and Religion: Reconciling Logic with Faith‘I just can’t understand how someone with a maths degree and a brain like yours can believe in God’, a...
50 Pretty Big Facts About AutismAfter this album of pictures got over 3,000 shares on Autistic Not Weird’s Facebook page [all links open in new windows],...
How to Raise ACTUAL Autism AwarenessRemember when we all changed our profile pictures to ribbons, and it cured cancer? No, me neither. The phrase “raising...
200 things to love about lifeOccasionally, people ask me how I recovered from the depression and anxiety I suffered up until last year. Perhaps I’ll...
How hard can it be to fund a school for disabled children?I’ve often heard that you can judge a whole society on how it treats its most vulnerable. And I’m not...
Captain Quirk and his adventures on the Wrong Planet[This article was written in April 2015, when I was right at the start of my autism advocacy journey. It’s...