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Respectful autism awareness: how to discuss the struggles without increasing the stigma

A few years ago, one of my articles received this comment. “F*** YOU F***YOU F***YOU.You don’t even know anything about autism. It’s a f***ing curse that controls parents’ lives until they finally die!F*** ...

Why do autistic people struggle with ‘inappropriate’?

Ah, inappropriate. My least favourite word in the whole of the English language. But the English language has over a million words. Why do I hate that one so much? (Especially since it’s used 29 times in thi...

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Instagram post 2247419770351919586_2518021402 Sorting through my room this afternoon, and look what I found! The handout from my Masters presentation, back when Underdogs was a dissertation piece called Guerrillas. 😀 It got a distinction in the end, and... well, things kind of accelerated after that. The second novel comes out in May!! (Link to order both in bio) -Chris #book #novel #dystopia #reading #writing #amreading #amwriting #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #neurodiversity
Instagram post 2246772080853356727_2518021402 How on Earth did I just manage to blindfold solve a Rubik's cube in less than three and a half minutes?! 😮😮😮 #cubing #rubikscube #speedcubing #speedsolving
Instagram post 2245193391157858390_2518021402 Taken from my newest article on autisticnotweird.com, about NOT correcting autistic people on their own language. 😛 #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #aspergers #aspergerssyndrome #autismawareness #autismacceptance #ifl #identityfirstlanguage
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Instagram post 2238831254458212316_2518021402 I suppose I'd better give you advance warning: in just under a month I'm probably going to have to vanish off the face of the internet, not returning until that sweet spot between April 1st and 18th (and even then only as much as I have the energy for). On the plus side, a stretch of speaking engagements spanning England, Scotland, Ireland, Denmark and Australia is likely to be incredible. 😀 -Chris
Instagram post 2237404354108101786_2518021402 This is why I despise conversations with four or more people. My speech delay is very subtle- about a quarter of a second- but **every single time** I breathe in to speak, somebody else is already at the breathing out phase. I can be kept silent for 15 minutes at a time, slowly getting sadder, more frustrated and more anxious without a single person knowing anything's wrong. -Chris #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #aspergers #aspergerssyndrome #autismawareness #autismacceptance #disability #disabilityawareness #neurodiversity
Instagram post 2235791100546010105_2518021402 <Link in bio> Overnight, part two of a book series with heroes from a special school hit over 500 pre-orders. ❤ Thanks so much to everyone who's been responsible for either of the Underdogs novels coming to be. (My own personal feelings aside, I'd like to hope that neurodiversity is now just a little bit more meaningfully portrayed in the literary world.) Until midnight tonight, the link in my bio is where any last-minute orderers can go to get their names printed in the book. -Chris #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #aspergers #aspergerssyndrome #autismawareness #autismacceptance #disability #disabilityawareness #neurodiversity #book #novel #dystopia #reading #writing #amreading #amwriting
Instagram post 2235022048659747127_2518021402 My Underdogs posts will most likely come to a halt tomorrow when the pre-order stage ends, and I'll go back to talking about cubing, autism and stuff that happens to me. But in the meantime, I've got ten years of history with this series to look back on, which I "briefly" do here. ❤ Thanks to everyone who played a part in getting it where it is now. (And, incidentally, we're four copies away from hitting 500, if anyone wants to help us hit that figure before the end. https://unbound.com/books/underdogs-tooth-and-nail/ ) <Link also in bio> #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #aspergers #aspergerssyndrome #autismawareness #autismacceptance #disability #disabilityawareness #neurodiversity #book #novel #dystopia #reading #writing #amreading #amwriting
Instagram post 2233840177645078975_2518021402 <Link in bio> Three days to go until the deadline (at time of writing)! If anyone wants their name - or a loved one's name - printed in Underdogs 2 as a supporter, here's the link: https://unbound.com/books/underdogs-tooth-and-nail/ Thanks once again to everyone who has brought this project to life- it was one thing to have a neurodiverse war novel happen at all last year, but turning it into a series is just magical. -Chris #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #aspergers #aspergerssyndrome #autismawareness #autismacceptance #disability #disabilityawareness #neurodiversity #book #novel #dystopia #reading #writing #amreading #amwriting
Instagram post 2231424083453846106_2518021402 <Link in bio> Guess what I found in my emails today? 😮 That's right- a completely typeset PDF of Underdogs 2!!! And now the final proofreading begins. Like last year, I intend to get my PDF reader to read it aloud word for word. (If there are errors I haven't spotted in all its drafts so far, I'm unlikely to see them this time either. A machine, however, misses nothing.) Currently preparing myself for a week or so of listening to a robot read my second novel! 😂 -Chris (Underdogs 2 pre-order link, also in bio, with six days left of the reward stage and an option to order both books together: https://unbound.com/books/underdogs-tooth-and-nail/) #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #aspergers #aspergerssyndrome #autismawareness #autismacceptance #disability #disabilityawareness #neurodiversity #book #novel #dystopia #reading #writing #amreading #amwriting
Instagram post 2229349844014054062_2518021402 YYYEEEEESSSS!!! As of a few minutes ago, I can now blindfold solve a Rubik's cube in less than five minutes! 😀😀😀 #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #aspergers #aspergerssyndrome #autismawareness #autismacceptance #cubing #rubikscube #speedsolving #speedcubing
Instagram post 2226450072080874233_2518021402 For those who have read Underdogs, I made a game. 😀 Can you think of anything I've missed? [Six days left of the pre-order reward phase for Underdogs 2! To those who want their name in the book, the link is in my bio- and both books can be ordered together.]
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