Charlie Hart AKA Ausome Charlie 😎
@AusomeCharlie
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My daughter Zee is 15 today. She is diagnosed autistic, and self-identified with ADHD (miles down the NHS waiting list for diagnosis).
Zee loves baking, and one of her presents was a big bottle of vanilla extract.
"I must bake cupcakes immediately" she said, zooming off.
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My son's school attendance was above 95%. He never avoided going to school, he always braved it. He would lie on the bed after school, recovering from overwhelming days of 'peopling'. He was tormented for being 'weird'. He was 15 when he ended his own life.
#ItsNotOKToNotBeOK
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I checked the recipe, they only take 10-12 minutes, so I changed the timer.
30 minutes later, she shouted "mum, are my cakes OK?" Yes, I had taken them out for her.
She just tried to make buttercream, forgetting she had just used the last of the butter.
Self-dx is valid!
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Autism is a common neurotype. Forget all those misleading stats - the majority go undiagnosed.
I wasn't diagnosed until my early forties, after struggling for decades. Many families with one diagnosed autistic have many more who unwittingly camouflage and fly under the radar.
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Remembering my son, Iggy, three years after he unexpectedly ended his life aged fifteen.
I won't rest from advocacy until society accepts that all kinds of people belong, and that it's ok to be autistic and LGBTQIA+
#DifferentIsOK
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She made the cake mixture, was about to put the cakes in the oven when she realised she had forgotten to preheat it.
She turned on the oven, and wandered off, forgetting to put the cakes in.
I called her back down, and she put the cakes in, and set a timer for 20 minutes.
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Autism is a common neurotype.
Forget all those misleading stats – the majority go undiagnosed.
Many families with one diagnosed autistic have others who unwittingly camouflage, flying under the radar.
Autism runs in the family.
Don’t assume you’re non-autistic without screening.
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Sticks and stones may break my bones...
but words can kill.
This photo was taken on a country walk, weeks before Iggy died in April 2019.
No parent should ever have to choose photos for their 15 year-old's Order of Service.
#AntiBullyingWeek
#SuicidePrevention
#MentalHealth
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Understand that autistic people often need extra time to switch from one task to another, so we can struggle with scattered meetings throughout the day and with back-to-back meetings. Please consult us before filling up our calendars with meetings.
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I know some of you are normal, and that's ok, but do you really have to make it your whole identity?
Remember:
You're a person first and foremost.
Your normality is just another label.
I bet you're only self-diagnosed with normality anyway. This is the real social contagion.
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TW suicide, child death.
Sorry this is an antithesis of happy flappy autism acceptance week.
During my first Autism Acceptance Week after my own diagnosis, I delivered two presentations about autism acceptance.
Later that week, my autistic 15 year-old ended his own life.
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I'm a disabled 47 year-old woman with 4 disabilities, I need to earn a living and I have 2 anxious autistic daughters. And my son died 4 years ago. I can't believe somebody pops up to tell me I shouldn't have kids if I haven't got capacity to help with their homework! Fuck off!!
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Autism isn't all unicorns and rainbows. There are some silver linings and a lot of black clouds.
Yes, we do need acceptance, understanding, inclusion, support, compassion.
But I won't be participating in toxic positivity.
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"Don't worry, I know all about neurodiversity"
OK, if you say so, but how much do you know about the Dunning–Kruger effect?
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Hey, researchers! Want to research something that could actually help improve autistic lives?
How about researching these correlations:
- Autism and autoimmune diseases (e.g. type 1 diabetes, MS, fibromyalgia, coeliac disease)
- Autism and connective tissue disorders (e.g. EDS)
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Tip for being neuro-inclusive.
Many neurodivergent people don't like unsolicited, unexpected phone calls.
If you must talk on the phone, advanced warning is more than helpful.
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@Moomintroll75
I'm not asking for anybody to take the pain away, don't worry. I post because I want to see positive change, so my other two kids make it to adulthood in one piece x
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Yes, autism runs in the family. Don't assume you're neurotypical.
Society must learn that we all have different strengths, preferences, challenges, and HUMAN needs (not special needs)...
and END discrimination and bullying!
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@autisticjanuary
Honestly, some workplaces are so autistic-dominated, I think management should just assume everybody is autistic and design autism-friendly environments and practices.
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Contrary to what some troll just made up in my TikTok comments, nobody ever just "makes it up" when they self-diagnose being autistic in adulthood.
That professional autism diagnosis is nothing but a rubber stamp on what we had already researched and figured out for ourselves.
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Those who are Autistic and/or ADHD are at far higher risk of suicide. The figures don't even include those who go undiagnosed, struggling to cope, not knowing why.
Many of these suicides could be prevented, if it was easier to get screened for neurodevelopmental conditions..
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The 1950's called, they want their headline back
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I'm autistic. This is a disability which impairs my functioning in many areas of life. It also helps me to be a good HR systems analyst.
I have a photographic memory.
This is a special skill, or "super power". And it is a curse which affects my mental health.
#ActuallyAutistic
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I'm going to disappear for a while.
Please nudge me once people have stopped saying that Asperger's is only mild, and not a reason for suicide.
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When all this crap is over, it would be nice to meet up with some of my autistic Twitter friends in the local area.
Let's arrange a meet up, say in Coventry or Birmingham? Then awkwardly chicken out and cancel, one by one.
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I didn't grieve for my son when he was identified autistic. I celebrated with him. We were in club ausome together 😍
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I have my ADHD assessment today.
The imposter syndrome is unreal 🙈
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We must work together to spread understanding and promote inclusion.
We must make the world a more inclusive and hospitable place for our neurodivergent children, so they can live on, and thrive as their authentic selves in adulthood.
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Autistic people can have alexithemia (delayed emotional response) and traumatic experiences
Sometimes we don't process traumas, a ticking time bomb for cPTSD
We may benefit from talking it through even if we seem fine on the surface
#ActuallyAutistic
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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Petition to rename ADHD to HARD (Hyperactive Attention Regulation Disorder) because we don't have an attention deficit (we can pay a lot of attention to stuff that matters to us) and our lives can be extra HARD.
#ADHD
#AuDHD
#Neurodiversity
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Thread:
My autism diagnosis - how and why, and what did this lead to?
I am often asked how and why I was diagnosed autistic, what is even the point later in life. Well, I was diagnosed aged 42 after struggling for decades, and not knowing why.
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Today is my eldest son's funeral and I'm completely overwhelmed with so many messages here, on Facebook, WhatsApp, text etc.
Going to have to disappear for the day, sorry 💔
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Confession time: I kind of assumed until fairly recently (about three years ago when I met a drummer and a singing teacher with ADHD) that ADHD was a behavioural thing that kids eventually outgrow. Now I realise it is a lifelong difference, and that ADHDers are my kind of people
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- Autism and atopic conditions (e.g. asthma, eczema)
- Autism and gastrointestinal problems (e.g. IBS)
- Autism and long Covid
Leave autistic kids' DNA alone, and survey autistic adults for the data to prove these correlations.
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Shout out to my mum 😍
Everybody: How have you been coping? / How are you feeling?
Me: Low to volatile
Most people: You should try this / stop doing that / do this (random unsolicited unhelpful advice)
My mum: It's really hard, huh? *shoulder squeeze*
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Do not try to cure or prevent autism.
It is a naturally occurring neurodevelopmental difference, that just makes us different from typical.
Different, not inferior.
Different, not a burden.
#DifferentIsOK
#Neurodiversity
#boycottspectrum10k
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I've blocked somebody who was my no.1 fan here, but was becoming problematic (popping up daily to pick my brains about his problems, even when we're having difficult days grieving).
If I'm painted as an uncaring bitch as a result, please understand my current need for self-care
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I live with
#Autism
and
#ADHD
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Autism is over-sensitive, fussy and neurotic.
ADHD is an anxious, disorganised, unreasonable dickhead with a hot temper.
They both give me sleepless nights.
I accept them both. I have to as they are both me.
I AM AuDHD
#IdentityFirstLanguage
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On Tuesday, Iggy
@Igsterminate
would have been 17. His special interest was cars which he could talk about for hours. Aged 15 he was already trawling eBay and AutoTrader to see what car he might be able to get when he was 17.
It breaks my heart he won't be here 💔
#IggyRocks
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Autistic dichotomy:
Like to follow rules
Non-conformist
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@MichelleTigga
That's why I'm advocating for change, for a more neuro-inclusive and compassionate society.
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Newsflash: It is really common for mega successful entrepreneurs (and also entertainers on Saturday Night Live) to be neurodivergent.
Both autism and ADHD are far more common than the figures suggest, but many many neurodivergent people do not have a diagnosis. Many don't know.
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@CarrieGrant1
@educationgovuk
@AFNCCF
My son's school attendance was above 95%.
He never avoided going to school, he always braved it.
He would lie on the bed after school, recovering from overwhelming days of 'peopling'.
He was tormented for being 'weird'.
He was 15 when he ended his own life.
#ItsNotOKToNotBeOK
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Some middle-aged middle-class white cis het management consultant I got talking to on the train just advised me I should always tell people as soon as I meet them that I "have autism" so they understand why I'm awkward. Hmm, maybe I'll make an apologetic sign to hold over my head
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PSA for able people: Please stop correcting people who describe themselves or their family members as "autistic" or "blind" etc. If they are cool with this description, then it's cool, and it is not helpful for you to preach your person first language.
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Hey teacher followers 😁
Would you find it helpful if I wrote an amusing blog about my signs of autism from when I was at school, which nobody picked up on?
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@deerigs
I hope this helps you find the words to keep getting through to the school why mental wellbeing is more important than attendance x
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Believe what you believe, but can I respectfully ask people not to tell me my son is watching me from heaven or anything like that. He's with me every day in my heart and memories, but I don't believe in am afterlife and I don't want converting or preaching
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I took this photo this morning.
To me it looks weird and melty on the left. Optical illusion, or is it just me?
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Don't talk to me about "Autism Awareness" month please. I see online friends already steeling themselves for the onslaught. I bet none of them delivered two happy flappy autism acceptance presentations then lost their autistic son in the first week of April like I did last year💔
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Stop teaching Maths - it is too confusing for impressionable children, and they might grow up thinking they identify as a hypotenuse
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How I struggled through education and work, oblivious to my autism
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My latest series of painted rocks 😁
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The UK Met Office have issued a weather warning for yellow snow and ice. Don't attempt to consume this, whatever you do.
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Sending interview questions in advance to all candidates is better for everybody. This is a universal design principle which helps us get the most out an interview.
Inclusion should be a two-pronged approach: universal design to help everybody and accommodating individual needs.
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My first husband be like:
"I must wear wraparound shades, my CDs must be arranged alphabetically, I'm a maverick at work, I'm a real ale enthusiast, I'm fascinated by bus timetables and disused railways"...
"I'm not autistic, the kids must get that from your side of the family"
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Don't worry about avoiding the word
#neurodiversity
after recent events.
It is, after all, simply a portmanteau of neurology and diversity, just like biodiversity is just a portmanteau of biology and diversity.
Just like ausome is just a portmanteau of autistic and awesome 😎
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Remembering my son Iggy today, on what would have been his 20th birthday, by retracing the steps of one of our long country walks, placing
#IggyRocks
for others to find 🌈🌈
#ActuallyAutistic
#AtypicalGrief
#AntiBullying
#SuicidePrevention
#DifferentIsOK
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Remembering my son on autistic pride day.
@Igsterminate
identified "autismic" too.
He'd love to stay here and be normal, but it's just so overrated
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Make recommendations to the medical profession to proactively diagnose these conditions in autistic people when they are referred e.g. for chronic pain. Help autistic people get the treatment they need sooner for these commonly co-occurring conditions.
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I assume I'm not alone here in noticing and being bothered by the high pressure that comes before a storm?
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@autismspeaks
I'm autistic.
I prefer to say I'm autistic.
"I have autism" makes it sound like I've contracted a disease
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I am heart-broken to witness a former friend, someone I previously respected, publicly aligning with TERFs and speaking over women 💔
The majority of people understand that trans women are not a threat!
The trans community deserves support and understanding, not villification!
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I can't stress enough the importance of teaching kids, at home and in school, that it's ok to be different, and that LGBTQA people and autistic people are people too and there's nothing wrong with them
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Our youngest daughter imparted these words of wisdom, as I was putting her to bed this evening:
"Mum, I don't think I know any normal people. Is normal is just a mode on Minecraft?"
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Blind-sided by grief today, sent home in tears.
It hit me during a lunchtime choir performance in the middle of singing "Somewhere Only We Know" that Iggy was supposed to be on his Bronze DofE Expedition today.
I can't even...
I'm with Si now in the sunshine, breathing...
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Just got home from my first autism parents support group. It was intense, but I'm glad I went, with my "hey I'm autistic and some things are hard, but I'm doing ok, so tell that to your kids" attitude
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1 year today I was diagnosed autistic 🎫🎂🎉🎈
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High IQ autistic people learn social skills at a price
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Jess (7): "Oooh no, mum!! That boy over there just used an 18 certificate swear word, and he doesn't even look 15!!"
Hmmm.... when should I tell her I just made up the thing about age classifications of swear words 🤔
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Step aside, 'ADHD Tax'
I present, 'AuDHD Tax'
So you're rigidly on top of your finances, but you're always smashing your phone, knocking drinks over, preferably over your laptop, and being overly generous so people will like you.
#ActuallyAutistic
#ADHD
#AuDHD
#Neurodiversity
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@walkingflaw
Say you're sorry.
Give her a hug.
Pour her a glass of wine.
If still not calm, retreat to a safe distance
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I'm still friends on Facebook with some people who bullied me at school for being unfashionable and weird. I sometimes hope they will change and grow. It's disappointing when you see them still mocking people for being different. Fucking grow up!
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Is it normal to cry when you finish writing a personal experience piece?
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My 10 year-old daughter's MENSA test results are in. Not quite MENSA-qualifying, but really good, as expected. 140 on Cattell III B which is top 4%. Most importantly, she enjoyed it
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Autistic people can be
"accent chameleons"
#NeurodiversityHotTakes
Does your accent change, depending who you are with?
#Autism
#AuDHD
#ActuallyAutistic
#Neurodiversity
#NeuroDiverSilly
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Ausome Charlie will now be spending a week in the sunshine with her sexy husband and her beautiful daughters and trying to stay away from Twitter
🛫🌞🍸🍹😎😊
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#WeirdPrideDay
#WeirdPride
Because, as my 9 year-old daughter says:
"Normal is just a mode on Minecraft. And not even the best mode!"
Weird Pride Day 4 March 2021
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5 April 2020 is 1 year since my autistic son Iggy died aged 15 💔
Please paint Iggy Rocks in his memory. Some will be hidden around with
#IggyRocks
written on them. The idea is they will be found and photos posted online. Safer alternative is display them in gardens and windows.
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When my ex comes to pick up Izzy later in the week he'll have a shock 😁
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Si and I just attended Iggy's inquest, over 4 months after his tragic death.
Verdict accidental death, as expected.
Although it was gut-wrenching to have to go through the circumstances all over again, I'm so relieved that part is over.
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- Are you an introvert?
- Do you avoid calling round to see people, unless specifically invited?
- Are you sensitive to sunlight?
- Do you like dark clothing?
- Are you drawn to furry animals?
- Ever enjoyed hanging upside down like a bat?
- Do you recoil when you see a crucifix?
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I couldn't face going to the shops to buy my brother a birthday card, so I painted him a pebble instead.
#AutisticLifeHacks
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This is how my alexithymia can present.
I can feel nothing, and compartmentalise my feelings. I lock them up in a box, and do whatever I can to feel something. Often that's a high adrenaline activity.
Six weeks after my teenage son died, I played bass ukulele and sang.
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Regretting telling Jess (7) to help herself to breakfast when I get up late. Today she had a flapjack, a yogurt drink, Monster Munch and was about to have a rocket ice lolly
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Respectful request:
If you want to pick a fight with someone I retweeted, please remove me from the @ mentions.
Do not drag me into it.
I haven't even scattered my son's ashes yet, and I don't want to be caught in crossfire.
And if you profit from disabled kids, just fuck off!
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Anyone else think dogs have ADHD (ooh look a squirrel) and cats are autistic (we do care about our humans, we just have funny ways of showing it)
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I've been really stressing about something I have to do that I have been putting off starting for over a week.
Lay awake stressing.
Actually got up early and started it now. So proud of myself.
Small victory over executive dysfunction
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Video (6 minutes, captions) about the many societal and systemic failures to protect, or frankly give a shit about, the mental health of neurodivergent people, especially autistic teenagers.
TW suicide, child death, bullying
#CAMHSCrisis
#ItsNotOKToNotBeOK
#ItsNotOkayToNotBeOkay
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I'm not a fan of New Year's Eve.
Too much expectation, too much forced jollity, empty optimism, and good intentions that create unnecessary pressure.
Why isn't there a word for this? I feel there should be NYE equivalents of "Bah humbug" or "Grinch".
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I had a great day yesterday talking autism and neurodiversity inclusion in my London offices.
Today I'm drained, tearful and zoning out.
A caring colleague has just sent me home 💕
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