Done the deed! Bet you can’t guess who I voted for! 🗳️

Don’t forget to vote! Polls are open till 10pm.

Happy to be supporting this book-it is an astonishing look at -well-as the title suggests -“place, craft and neurodiversity”. It’s been expanding my mind.

(“Focus, grasp, step” currently resonating in my brain…)

AND you can read it Open Access…

Today’s the day! Time to start a new chapter for the North East.

Remember to bring photographic I.D. with you when you go to vote.

Polling stations open till 10pm.

Once you’ve voted, text 5 friends to remind them to vote!

Let’s do this!

Nothing’s forgotten, nothing’s ever forgotten…

I struggle with procrastination most days, but it made such a difference to me to hear that the research shows it's not a problem of under-regulation (i.e. 'laziness') but *mis*regulation. Procrastinators work *very* hard to regulate anxiety through avoidance.

The North East Mayoral election is neck and neck.
It’s a two-horse race. No one else can win. You can't split the vote.
Your vote could actually make a difference for once!
Vote Jamie Driscoll – a safe pair of hands with a proven track record. Independent from Westminster…

Basically: don't be neurodivergent.

I'm so tired of 'politeness' being weaponised as some sort of proxy for 'good' education.

It's the penultimate weekend of #Displayful before it closes on 6 May, so get out in the sun (where's THAT been hiding?!) and explore how Luke Beech, DrKateFox, Wendy Galloway, Liberty Hodes and Angela Knipe have interpreted objects from the Scarborough collections 🥳

Autistic burnout “is grossly under-recognized, highlighting the urgent need for awareness and prevention.” What we need are valid measures—to determine accurate prevalence, inform effective diagnosis, and get people appropriate support. Per new research:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/au…

Fancy some #poetry on a Saturday afternoon? Come to The Autistic Shuffle upstairs at The Devereux, London WC2R 3JJ on Saturday 11 May at 4pm with DrKateFox Hannah Silva professional person *AMPLE Collective Gareth Farmer and yours truly!
More details here: facebook.com/events/s/the-a…

Wise

DrKateFox is a G 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✊🏽

See also North East English accents.

'...where freedom tips over into Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) and is the very opposite of freedom..'

Read DrKateFox on living an unfettered life: theqt.online/the-freedom-of…

(Includes a description of a 'Noon Tart' - that I suddenly want to eat quite badly)

'Pleased to see you looking so well your majesty. We need to discuss your return to work.'

I’ve just bought a couple of books to help keep this vital press going. Do have a look at their website to see their poetic delights! Longbarrow Press

TWOOMPH! online open mic returns on 25th with epic headliner DrKateFox + spotlight on Amanda CrundallPerformancePoet new collection

Tickets PWYC/free eventbrite.co.uk/e/twoomph-ft-k…

Shout out for readers (esp. with pop culture poems) sign up here forms.gle/PthjdJNKD5c5DQ…