Professionally Autistic
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,..
Hello everybody, Yup, this blog was supposed to be published in September. Then in October, twice. It wasn’t. I was exhausted last weekend, the week before also, after doing a speaking event and the week before was also bit of a mess. For the first one this November, I’m going to go for one a..
Hi everyone, I hope you’ve had a good week. I’ve been busy, getting on with Teeming again after a long while. Also busy teaching, admin for future speaking and writing opportunities as well as, y’know, enjoying the weather. On Friday, I had to have blood taken, so the weekend was a bit of a write-off,..
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. I’ve had a very busy week, doing lots of teaching, lots of admin, lots of meetings. My computer is still slow as molasses, so that’ll be on the list of “things for Jorik to buy.” Today, I’d like to talk about public speaking, specifically in the autism field...
Content warning: This is a brutal one. Discussions of trauma, depression, self-harm, suicidal thinking and activity. Also discussions of painful recent news events. If you’re not having a good day, come back to this one later. Hi everyone! I hope you’re well. I am well, increasingly so actually. I spoke to a friend I hadn’t..
