Autism in Nicks words
AUTISTIC NICK’S WEEK Its Sunday and its currently 10.21 am (AWST) and the sun had been shining momentarily but has now decided that shining momentarily is all that it’s got and has left and allowed the dark rain clouds to come and be centre stage. This weather scenario reflects my current mood and how my… Continue reading AUTISTIC NICK’S WEEK
AUTISM AND THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY Recently I sat down and watched via Netflix “The Umbrella Academy” a dark comedy, superhero, fantasy, sci fi drama. “The Umbrella Academy?” THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY On October 1, 1989, 43 women around the world gave birth simultaneously, despite none of them showing any sign of pregnancy until labour began. Seven… Continue reading AUTISM AND THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY
AUTISTIC NICK’S FIRST WEEK BACK WORKING ON HIS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT As readers of my blog know I recently took an overdue three week mental health break and last Monday it finally dawned on me that I was going back to work on it and frankly I was A) in shock that three weeks had sped… Continue reading AUTISTIC NICK’S FIRST WEEK BACK WORKING ON HIS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
AUTISTIC NICK’S 2ND WEEK OF HIS MENTAL HEALTH BREAK This is the second week of me three-week mental health break. After last week’s Zoom meeting with a friend I began to feel a clarity and it was as if ‘A FOG’ had been lifted and I suddenly felt like for the first time since April… Continue reading AUTISTIC NICK’S 2ND WEEK OF HIS MENTAL HEALTH BREAK
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
