An image from a wedding reception. Five people in their thirties are positioned underneath a gazebo. The bridegroom (white, dark hair, dressed up to the nines) is in a cardboard boat, in the centre. With him, a thirty-something year old white woman smiles kindly. Next to her, a thirty-something year old dark-haired white man in a suit is biting his lower lip as he appears to pull down the gazebo. In the centre of the image is Jorik, a 36-year old autistic white gay in a suit wearing his father-in-law's tie, with a face that describes a self-insert teacher character in an Alan Bennett play. To my other side, a white man wearing glasses giving double middle fingers and wearing a facial expression of deep rage. The last man in his thirties is wearing a hat, dark sunglasses and is leaning in a fashion reminiscent of a human doing an impression of a motorbike. These were my colleagues when I was teaching English as a Foreign Language in Oxford, 2017-2020.

Monday 23rd September 2024: Long Covid + Wedding + How to Rest (again)

Hi everyone! Miss ‘Rooonnnaaaahhh…. Okay, so, bad news out of the way first. I’ve definitely got Long Covid. Why? For much of this past week, I’ve been kicking myself for not getting enough done. I’ve been tired, felt uncreative and emotionally flappy. It wasn’t a good week, even if I do now have the majority..

Wednesday 6th March 2024: OHMYGOD IT’S BEEN SIX MONTHS!?

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,..

Monday 8th May 2023: What’s Happening to my Body? #7386

Hi everyone, So, here’s the thing. I’m back in burnout land. It’s not a nice place. I’m not sure what’s going on or what caused it. But here it is. I’m burned out again. You’ll notice I’m oversharing in this blog because, well; burned out, I guess! I do know that, once again, I didn’t..

Monday 24th April 2023: I Like Joriks (Random Thoughts)

Hi everybody! Hope you’re doing great and that you’re surviving the month of blue hell on the internet that is Autism “awareness” month. I’ve been pretty aware all my life, honestly. It’s exhausting to meet the nonsense halfway, especially now companies are using algorithms to pick out who might be autistic due to the pages..

Monday 20th March 2023: Now on Youtube! Conversion Therapy and Neurodiversity: Where is the Line?

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..

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