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Thank you, Josie George, for writing A Still Life. It's one of the wisest and most beautiful books I have ever read.

Petition: Require education staff to be trained on learning disabilities and autism. Please sign and share to help get to 100,000 signatures so there can be a Parly debate. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6390…

When you're having a stressful few weeks, what you really need is friends who know how to make a difference. Thank you Suzanne Elsworth for enforcing a week-long staycation and even providing the bus timetables. If you ever tire of journalism, you'd be the best travel agent ever.

The latest Autistic Woman blog post is about why autism tests don't add up if you're a woman. theautisticwoman.co.uk/blog/autism-te…… #Autism #Neurodivergence #womenandautism #Neurodiversity

Just reading, enjoying and empathising with writerejectrepeat.substack.com We have a spooky amount in common Nicola Adam and I don't just mean being friends with Suzanne Elsworth.

My latest blog post, looking at what's actually happening inside our heads, is live... theautisticwoman.co.uk/blog/the-view-…

The extraordinary story of my family photos is on ITV Border. I look like I'm chewing a wasp throughout, but it's a lovely piece otherwise. Thank you, Katie Templeton-Knight! itv.com/watch/news/two…

Arrgh! Another bloody migraine, so no rowing for me today Darryl Preston Zoom Ergos. Thank you for a great year of erging - it's much appreciated. Have a wonderful festive break.

Hope you're feeling much better soon Darryl Preston.

Sorry about all my faffing about in class today Darryl Preston. Zoom has stopped co-operating with my Bluetooth headphones, so stuck using phone audio and unable to hear you over the racket of my fan. Tried reinstalling but no go. Arrgh!

Can you cure migraine with a set of teaspoons? The answer seems to be yes! Bear with and I'll explain... theautisticwoman.co.uk/blog/tackling-…

Thank you Georgia Pritchett for writing My Mess is a Bit of a Life. It's the best book I've read about what it's like to be an autistic woman, although I suspect that's not what you intended it to be.

Fewer than a third of autistic people in the UK are in paid work - the worst rate for any disability. For everyone's sake, something needs to change. theautisticwoman.co.uk/blog/employmen… #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #Autism #autistic

A great article (even though the BBC doesn't seem to understand the difference between neurodiversity and neurodivergence, or that 'the spectrum' doesn't encompass neurotypical people). bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/6… #Autism #autistic #NeurodiversityWeek #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek

We're looking at autism from the wrong direction... theautisticwoman.co.uk/blog/weve-got-… #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAwarenessMonth #Autism #Autistic #Neurodivergent

A 'doctor' offering to cure autism has got me raging. Find out why... theautisticwoman.co.uk/blog/the-clini… #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #AutismAwareness #Neurodivergent #autistic

I'm foaming at the mouth after chatting to a brain surgeon. Here's why... theautisticwoman.co.uk/blog/what-were…

So proud to have been shortlisted for flagship prize – the award for fiction and narrative non-fiction – in Northern Writers’ Awards for an early draft of my unfinished memoir Mothertongue, a meditation on memory, truth and love. The Literary Consultancy Aki Schilz New Writing North Caitlin Davies 🔍

What a splendid dog Darryl Preston!

Thrilled to be this month's interviewee on Bonnie Radcliffe's beautiful Wild Quiet Folk. wildquietfolk.substack.com/p/wander-with-…