Autism in Nicks words
A round up of all things Autism
HOW TO TELL A FRIEND THAT YOU’RE AUTISTIC Recently I was having a conversation (it’d been so long I had almost forgotten how to have one) when the person who I was talking to asked, a question that made me stop in my tracks. The question that they asked me was have you told all… Continue reading HOW TO TELL A FRIEND THAT YOU’RE AUTISTIC
A LETTER IN REPSONSE TO COVID-19 Dear COVID-19, Fuck you. Ok a harsh opening line, but I feel better now that I’ve gotten that off my chest. I’m not usually that direct or aggressive when I write a letter to someone, usually I’ll start it with the obligatory dear (insert name) how are you? But… Continue reading A LETTER IN REPSONSE TO COVID-19
HOW THE GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED IN IT’S COVID-19 MESSAGING TO THE AUTISM COMMUNITY OPINION PIECE Currently in Australia we have survived our first spike/round of COVID-19, our government are very pleased with us, they rejoice and decide that seeing as we’ve been such good girls and boy’s we can begin slowly mind to have some… Continue reading HOW THE GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED IN IT’S COVID-19 MESSAGING TO THE AUTISM COMMUNITY
AUTISTIC NICK'S TOP TEN FAVOURITE BLOG POSTS Today marks an auspicious occasion As I fling open the wooden shutters and allow the sunlight to pour in, I look down across the town square to see excited villagers hurrying around with fixed smiles on their faces Bunting is being stretched and attached to wooden posts… Continue reading AUTISTIC NICK’S 200TH BLOG POST
AUTISTIC NICK’S WEEK Today here in Australia it’s Easter Sunday, in other parts of the world it’s Saturday night, or Sunday afternoon. This week the Easter Bunny, put in an application on compassionate grounds (people still need to eat chocolate, despite the supermarkets being stripped bare of toilet paper, flour, eggs, cake mixes, Aloe Vera… Continue reading AUTISTIC NICK’S WEEK
TEN THINGS THAT AUTISTIC NICK HAS BEEN DOING TO COMBAT BOREDOM DURING MY SELF ISOLATION Since the coronavirus outbreak hit Australia, every citizen without realising it has morphed into someone from the Hunger Games. First it was the K-Mart mums Facebook hack group that everyone had to be part of, it starts out pleasantly enough,… Continue reading TEN THINGS THAT AUTISTIC NICK HAS BEEN DOING TO COMBAT BOREDOM DURING MY SELF ISOLATION
