Q AND A WITH AUTISTIC NICK

Each week when I publish a blog post I get comments left for me underneath those articles.

So, this week I thought I was answer some of the questions that people have been asking me whenever they leave a comment.

Here then are the top ten questions that have been left recently and my replies to them

QUESTION ONE

From Kylie Davies in Gillieston Heights NSW

Kylie asks me why do you only publish a blog post once a week? Other bloggers I follow post once a day.

Thank you, Kylie, for your question. So, in the beginning when I started out blogging, I was posting a blog a day, I think that this was because I had a lot to say about me and my Autism.

I soon started to notice that the quality of my blogs was beginning to suffer, so as the saying goes it’s not the quantity of blogs that you post it’s the quality.

I then decided that I would post one blog post a week due to the amount of work that goes into making each blog post unique.

QUESTION TWO

From Hans Devenish in Castlemaine, Victoria

Luke asks what do you have against Aldi?

Hi Luke. Look I don’t have anything personally against Aldi. I just think that the staff should be a little more friendly and say hi or at least acknowledge me when I am paying for my groceries at their store.

QUESTION THREE

Linda Roux, Paris France

Linda asks I’ve noticed that your recent blog posts have been of a humorous nature why is that?

Bonjour Linda, I don’t want every post to be of a serious nature, we can all have a laugh in life, and I want my humour to be reflected in my posts.

I hope that have been enjoying them as much as I have been writing them?

Erika Jayne, Los Angeles

Erika’s question is How long does it take you to write a blog post?

Hi Erika, well it takes me about and hour and a half to write, edit, and then do a spell and gramma check on my blog post.

Once I have copied and pasted it into WordPress, I then add any more images or embed videos to break up the post and make it more interesting for the reader.

QUESTION FIVE

Bethany Fields, from NYC

Bethany wants to know where do you get your featured images from?

Bethany, I use the website https://unsplash.com/  for all of my images that I use in all of my blog posts

QUESTION SIX

Kelly Dodd, from Darwin

Kelly wants to know; how do you know what you are going to be writing about each week?

Kelly the answer is that I don’t! It all depends on what I want to say. Sometimes if something has been in the news about Autism and I think that I can write an article about it then I will. Or if something’s happened to me in the week and I think it’s of interest to my audience then again, I’ll write about it.

QUESTION SEVEN

Denise Cotton, London

Denise wants to know outside of blogging what do you do to relax?

Hi Denise, well I watch TV, listen to podcasts, do word searches, walk, exercise, listen to music, go to lunch with friends.

QUESTION EIGHT

Jessica Sands, Cabot Cove

Jessica asks how did you get into blogging?

Jessica, it all happened for me when I met my friend and mentor Janine Ripper. She said

“I could see your passion and talent for writing and thought blogging could help you in many ways, most importantly by connecting you to others, and as an easy way for you to get your writing out into the world. I know what it did for me – it changed my life – and I thought it would be great for you. 

QUESTION NINE

Faye from Nashville Tennessee

Faye asks what made you want to create the website www.autisticnick.com and why are you so passionate about Autism?

Well Faye, I write about Autism because I want to break down any stigmas and barriers about what people may have around Autism.

I believe that I want people through my writing to see past the Autism and see the person.

It’s why I am so passionate about bringing Autism to people’s attention through my weekly blog posts.

QUESTION TEN

Helen from Essex

Helen asks, what’s coming up for you before the end of the year?

Well Helen, I am hoping that my second article will be published by the ABC, I am also hopeful that some opportunities that I cannot say anything about for now will happen. Also, that I may reach my 200^th blog post by the end of the year!

I would also like to take this opportunity to say a HUGE Thank you to each and every one of you who has supported me, subscribed to my blog, read my articles, commented, liked and shared on social media and just be down-right wonderful and positive towards me and my story.

Carry on the Conversation

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Thank you for reading and I will see you next time for more thoughts from across the spectrum.