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...
Autism and exam stress: 10 tips from personal experienceWhen I was sixteen, I took fourteen exams in three weeks. In the next two years, I took another sixteen...
11 Painful Diary Quotes from my Worst Years (and what I learned from each of them)What’s the best thing about keeping a diary through the bad years? Someday you read it back and realise how...
Story of an Autistic Teacher: encouraging autistic children beyond their ‘natural limits’I usually make my posts very personal. I think the human element is extremely important. This may be one of the...
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...
