Category: autism

  • 2025 Roundup

    2025 Roundup

    This has been my third full year of long covid/ME/CFS, and my first full year since I left classroom teaching. It was the year I finally stepped down as Chair of AMASE, although I remain a committee member. The fifth Weird Pride Day happened in March, and I chatted with Robin Ince and Kate Fox…

  • Launches, 2025

    Launches, 2025

    I’ve been busy this year and last, with various collaborations: parts of bigger projects, which are now coming to fruition. The 18th of September, 7-8:45pm sees the launch of two animations that I worked on, together with my partner Sonny and a great little team – all autistic, apart from (probably) the animator. I’m particularly…

  • On Autism

    I was formally identified as autistic at the age of 31, in 2010. I’ve spent a lot of time in the last few years exploring what it means, for me and for other autistic people, as well as for the rest of the world. In that time I’ve slowly been getting more open about being…