Professionally Autistic
Trigger warnings for mentions of serious diseases and medical incompetence. Hi everyone, Today, I’d like to focus on an experience we find ourselves in whenever we want to interact with the medical system: the blank stare. I’ll explain. The reason I didn’t write a blog last week was simple: I couldn’t. A few days before,..
Hi everyone! Okay, okay, I can explain. At length, of course! That’s what I do, after all! I’ve been away. Don’t worry, I’m not dead, or in prison or kidnapped and held for ransom. I’m still here, plugging away, and, unexpectedly, really happy! But before I continue telling you where I’ve been all this time,..
Hi everyone! Not much from me today, I’m mostly writing this quick blog to inform you that my talk at the University of Exeter this Friday will go live tonight at 20:00 GMT. Some of this you will have heard me talk about these things before: in talks, on blogs and, if you’re the editor..
Hi everyone! Before we start, I’m doing this on Friday 17th March, 13:00 – 15:00 GMT. It’s organised by the University of Exeter’s LGBTQIA+ and Disability access groups. It’s accessible to everyone in the world, so if you’re interested, please register. The topic is one of my hobby horses: conversion therapy and why it’s bad,..
Hi everyone! It’s been a hot minute, I know. I’ve been burned out and exhausted, ill and overworked, stressed the hell out and frustrated that I’ve had to take time off. In short, pretty chillaxed for an autumn season. I have the weird idea that the year is in two halves: January until the summer,..
