Martin Pickles, organiser of the London Animation Club Before Emma Calder introduced herself, Martin Pickles announced there could be a screening of a film in Hoxton near Old Street due to the pub being used for Christmas parties. The film about the European Union could be made up of several 5-minute films made by … Continue reading London Animation Club – 1st November 2016 with Emma Calder and Nag Vladermersky

  https://youtu.be/76ggRGOAUzg My animated documentary The Five Senses of Asperger Syndrome On 9th October 2016, I went to Hackney Picturehouse to see Tower (directed by Keith Maitland, 2016) as part of BFI London Film Festival. I chose to see that film because it is an animated documentary, I learnt about the genre when I was … Continue reading BFI London Film Festival Screening of ‘Tower’

  Martin Pickles, organiser of London Animation Club I started attending the London Animation Club in March 2015 as recommended by my former animation course leader at university. It takes place on the first Tuesday of the month from 7.30pm until about 10pm at the Green Man pub on Riding House Street in Fitzrovia, West … Continue reading London Animation Club – 4th October 2016 with Rob Munday

In the post mentioned in the title, things have changed significantly since I wrote it but mostly for the better. In the post in the title I mentioned my laptop malfunctioning. I got it repaired at my local Apple Store and downloaded the essential software I needed to complete my MA in animation at university. I … Continue reading Update on ‘(Probably) the most stressful and overwhelming day of my entire life’

As part of my autism I find certain situations very difficult to cope with. August 1st 2016 was one of the worst for these things and it was just one stimulant after another. It all started when I did a bit of shopping at Liverpool Street Station on my way to university. In the shop … Continue reading (Probably) the most stressful and overwhelming day of my whole life

A common trait in people with autism and Asperger syndrome is that they take common expressions literally. For example a neurotypical person could say, "maybe we should hang out sometime," and a person with autism could respond with, "hang out of what?" Below are some examples of situations where I have taken things literally expressions or … Continue reading Taking things literally but not always for the best

As a young woman on the milder end of the autistic spectrum, I may react differently to certain things in public than NTs do due to increased sensitivity to them. Below is an extensive list of these things in more detail and I apologise in advance if any of these points offend you: People who … Continue reading My Public Pet Peeves and Sensory Triggers

As part of my Asperger syndrome I am extra sensitive to members of the public who I perceive as rude or aggressive regardless of who they are, where they're from, how old they are etc. This is similar to my previous post on encounters with strangers but a little more intense. The earliest example of … Continue reading Why they gotta be so rude? Don’t they know I’m human too?

The heading is a brief conversation between me and a woman in my street after I realised I lost my key and my fob that might have fallen off my lanyard when I tripped over. I told the woman about my loss after she and some people she was with helped me up. When she … Continue reading “Do you want me to guide you to your house?” “No thank you. I don’t know you.”

I have been living with Asperger syndrome, an autistic spectrum disorder, for twenty-five years and it has its positives and negatives. The positives include having an average to high intelligence, which was enough for me to achieve a 2:1 in animation at university and allow me to study for an MA in the same subject; … Continue reading Are restaurants autism friendly?