Autism in Nicks words
AUTISTIC NICK'S GUIDE TO SOCIAL ISOLATION AND HOW TO SOCIALLY INTERACT Most Autistic people want more friends and connections, but many find forming and maintaining social relationships difficult and confusing. The difficulties autistic people can face filtering out the sounds, smells, sights and information can leave them feeling overwhelmed and anxious in busy public spaces.… Continue reading AUTISTIC NICK’S GUIDE TO SOCIAL ISOLATION AND HOW TO SOCIALLY INTERACT
AUTISTIC NICK’S QUICK GUIDE TO USING YOUR NDIS MYPLACE PORTAL What is myplace? The NDIS participant portal is called myplace. It is a secure website portal on the Australian Government’s myGov website where you or a person you trust (a nominee or child representative) can access your NDIS information. What the Myplace portal looks like… Continue reading AUTISTIC NICK’S QUICK GUIDE TO USING YOUR NDIS MYPLACE PORTAL
AUTISTIC NICK’S WEEK Cast your minds back to the year 1965 and a folk-rock vocal group called The Mamas and the Papas released the song ‘Monday, Monday’ the song is about the lousy feeling that comes with the end of the weekend and beginning of another workweek. Currently outside it’s 28 degrees and I’m eating… Continue reading AUTISTIC NICK’S WEEK
Autism and Disability Representation On Screen- We Can Do Better Last week I wrote an article which got published on the ABC’s Perth news website, the article was about the lack disability representation on screen in regard to Autism representation and how we as Autistics are portrayed on screen. Here is the un-edited version of… Continue reading Autism and Disability Representation On Screen – We Can Do Better
Autism and Disability On TV - Beyond The Stereotype OPINION PIECE Australian society seems to be afraid of telling stories about people with disabilities that show the truth of what it really is: difficult, challenging, exhausting and sometimes painful. Authentic representation matters and when creators, writers and the TV networks get these stories wrong, it… Continue reading Autism and Disability on TV – Beyond the Stereotype
AUTISTIC NICK'S NDIS MEETING Yesterday under a jarring 32 degree heat I ventured out to my NDIS meeting in Joondalup, WA. This had taken a few months to organise after ringing the NDIS helpline on numerous occasions. My meeting was at 2 PM AWST and was with Logan my LAC (Local Area Co-ordinator) The purpose… Continue reading AUTISTIC NICK’S NDIS MEETING
