Autism in Nicks words
AUTISTIC NICK’S MENTAL HEALTH BREAK As regular readers of my blog will know I’ve been working on a development project since April and I had been experiencing a wide range of emotions culminating in me having an Autistic Burn Out. https://autisticnick.com/2020/07/20/autistic-nick-has-an-autistic-burnout/ Since then I emailed the person that I was working with on this project… Continue reading AUTISTIC NICK’S MENTAL HEALTH BREAK
AUTISTIC NICK’S WEEK The second month in the winter calendar is July, full of warm hugs, stews, hot tea, warm jumpers and track pants. But July offers so much more than just a warm embrace or a satisfying hot meal. It offers up my birthday! Yes, my birthday falls into the second month of winter… Continue reading AUTISTIC NICK’S WEEK
AUTISTIC NICK AND FRIENDSHIPS Growing up I didn’t have many friends, well not what I’d call best friends or really for that matter any real friends. I would class these people as acquaintances. People I would say hello to but that would be the extend of the conversation. I never had that one person who… Continue reading AUTISTIC NICK AND FRIENDSHIPS
AUTISTIC NICK HAS AN AUTISTIC BURNOUT For a few weeks now I’ve been dealing and writing about how a development project was affecting me emotionally and mentally. I had no idea that what I was going through is what’s referred to as ‘An Autistic Burnout’. What is an Autistic Burnout? “An Autistic Burnout is a state… Continue reading AUTISTIC NICK HAS AN AUTISTIC BURNOUT
DIVERSITY AND THE PRICE ATTACHED TO IT OPINION PIECE I’ve just read an online article from the BBC announcing that they are going to inject £100m (in Australian dollars that’s $180,920,500.00) of its TV budget over a three-year period to produce "diverse and inclusive content”. You’re probably wondering then why this is an issue and… Continue reading DIVERSITY AND THE PRICE ATTACHED TO IT
A NEW TV SHOW ABOUT AUTISM IS COMING-BUT JUST HOW INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS ARE WE? OPINION PIECE This week I read an online article that screamed good news from the TV industry. What could it be I wondered and hastily clicked onto the article. It said in the 300-word piece that Jason Katims had… Continue reading A NEW TV SHOW ABOUT AUTISM IS COMING-BUT JUST HOW INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS ARE WE?
