I only recently publicly admitted to being asexual. It was a great weight off of my shoulders, although I don’t believe that it was too surprising to anyone who knowsContinue reading “Parallels: My autistic identity and my asexual identity”
Category Archives: General Wellbeing
The impact of no healthy autistic asexual representation
I recently realised that I am on the asexual spectrum. More specifically I am greysexual. This means that I rarely feel sexual attraction, and can go a long time withoutContinue reading “The impact of no healthy autistic asexual representation”
Simple acts of Radical Kindness: Maintaining my own wellbeing
As those who have followed my writing will know, I have a number of complex mental health issues as well as being an autistic addict in recovery. I am copingContinue reading “Simple acts of Radical Kindness: Maintaining my own wellbeing”
UK: We owe our NHS a debt of gratitude that I fear we can never repay
I’m taking a brief break from the regular autism, addiction, and mental health topics to write about something that I think is extremely important here in my country. I’ve justContinue reading “UK: We owe our NHS a debt of gratitude that I fear we can never repay”
Keep choosing recovery: the things that motivate me to stay sober as an autistic addict
Recovery from addiction is complicated. It challenges those of us experiencing it every day. Even now, approaching five years of sobriety, I fight a daily battle with a mind thatContinue reading “Keep choosing recovery: the things that motivate me to stay sober as an autistic addict”
Surviving and recovering from the holidays and avoiding autistic burnout
Out of the last 48 hours, I have just spent 22 of those hours preparing and cooking Christmas dinner to be delivered to 30 vulnerable people in my home city.Continue reading “Surviving and recovering from the holidays and avoiding autistic burnout”
Men, it’s okay to cry: my autistic perspective
Tonight I watched “A street cat named Bob”. The film is adapted from a book, which is the true story of a heroin addict overcoming homelessness and addiction thanks (inContinue reading “Men, it’s okay to cry: my autistic perspective”
We need to talk about cigarettes, nicotine, and being autistic
Nicotine addiction is rarely talked about when discussing addiction, but it is probably the most common addiction around. I would estimate that at least half, if not most, of theContinue reading “We need to talk about cigarettes, nicotine, and being autistic”
An open letter to autistic addicts
My fellow autistic addicts, As we approach the end of a historically difficult year, I hope that you can look back and be proud that you have survived. This yearContinue reading “An open letter to autistic addicts”
2020: Reflecting on the year from my autistic perspective
Perhaps I am a little early on this, after all, we still have around 6 weeks left of this year, but it felt right at this point to reflect onContinue reading “2020: Reflecting on the year from my autistic perspective”
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