Professionally Autistic
Hi everyone! Not a long blog today, just a few things I need to make you aware of. (and a day late, sorry!) JORIK AT BSU 4th June 2025! First, for those of us who are close to Bath on the 4th June between 5-6pm, I’m doing a talk/launch event/booksigning event at Bath Spa University...
TL;DR – order Breaking the Boundaries here. Hello everyone! As most of you will know, I spend most of my working hours not doing speaking engagements, writing, or updating this blog (perish the thought!). I am a DSA-funded autistic mentor. All disabled university students in the UK qualify for something called Disability (or Disabled) Student..
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, So. Today I’m sick as a dog. Part of that, for me, is that speaking becomes very difficult. I am too tired to speak. This is a source of joy to everyone who knows me, because they can finally speak without me interrupting them and make them accountable for what they’re saying. Yes..
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,..
