How to build relationships with your autistic students (and why it’s enormously important)When I was a teacher in a school for autistic students, it was well-noted that my biggest strength was my...
So, you want to teach autistic students? Here are 12 tips from an autistic teacher.Ever since adolescence, I’ve wanted to spend my life building people. Whether in terms of confidence, intellect, life skills, or...
Twenty tips for aspiring writers, from an autistic novelistOne commonality I’ve found among autistic people is that many of us love creating our own universes. The real world...
Ten vital reasons to never, ever share an autism meltdown videoWe see them far too often. Videos of an autistic child (or adult) in extreme distress, shared across the internet...
Dear perfectionists – it’s ok to do things imperfectlyThere’s something falsely positive about the word “perfectionist”, isn’t there? The first time I remember hearing the word, I was...
Why Autism Awareness Month can be traumatising for autistic peopleIt doesn’t seem quite right, does it? That a month designated for raising public knowledge of autism would be so...
Ten years ago today, I learned I was autistic. Here’s how my life changed.On 29th November 2009, my life started to take the opening few steps towards beginning to make some kind of...
Respectful autism awareness: how to discuss the struggles without increasing the stigmaA few years ago, one of my articles received this comment. “F*** YOU F***YOU F***YOU. You don’t even know anything...
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.
The Stop Rule: teaching children consent through playContent Warning: this article discusses the dangers of making children vulnerable to abuse and manipulation, but does not discuss specific...
I just found out I’m autistic. What do I do now?When I first found out I was autistic, I didn’t take it well. (Spoiler alert- things have changed a lot...
