Here's to not beating ourselves up in 2026

This New Year do your autistic colleagues a favour? Just do the management basics right. Just that can make a huge difference. #Autism helenjeffries.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/new…

What feels like work? Sitting at a computer all day churning stuff out? Or pottering about talking to people. For an autistic - and all of us - it can be both. #Autism helenjeffries.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/wor…

I won't claim to understand the methodology but if YouGov is right the British public is the most evenly split between multiple party leaders it's been in my lifetime, which is quite remarkable.

Autism gives me strengths as well as weaknesses and luckily some of them - like Integrity - align with my job. #Autism helenjeffries.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/aut…

The Neurocrats is a new podcast that explore stories and experiences that help us understand how neurodivergent people in the Civil Service work, live, and thrive. youtube.com/watch?app=desk… #Autism #dyslexia #ConradBailey

Tomorrow is Holocaust Memorial Day 2026. The theme this year is Bridging Generations, and that gives me an opportunity to write about the effect of the Holocaust on autistic people. #Autism helenjeffries.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/hol…

My episode of The Neurocrats is out: youtube.com/watch?v=POzbVr… I have literally no memory of what I said so here's hoping it made sense as I am NOT watching it back! #Autism

Autistic honesty can be a weakness in some social situations - but it's also a strength, so let's celebrate it! #Autism helenjeffries.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/aut…

We autistics mask - we do it to protect ourselves. It's lovely if you'd like to let us reduce how much we have to mask, but please make sure you really mean it! #Autism helenjeffries.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/dro…

Objectivity doesn't sound very exciting but it can be an autistic strength, as well as a civil service virtue. #Autism helenjeffries.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/aut…

Hurrah for 15 years of Larry at No.10!

Would you rather hear from an "expert on autism" or an autistic person? Actually I hope you'd like to hear from both. Too many people talk about us without remembering to talk with us. #Autism helenjeffries.wordpress.com/2026/03/16/aut…