My nine most liked Instagram photos of 2022 2022 has been a whirlwind of a year. Despite issues with my physical and mental health as well as dealing with bereavement, I stayed with my parents more often this year than I did last year. Here are the peaks and troughs of 2022: January My purple … Continue reading 2022: A Year in Review
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How I’ve Been Coping During Localised Lockdowns, Tiers, Lockdown 2.0, Lockdown 3.0 and the Roadmap Out of Lockdown 3.0
Since my blog post about how I've coped with the first lockdown as an autistic person (I published that post in July 2020 when I believed that there was still a lockdown albeit with eased restrictions), I feel that certain things have changed, some for the better and some for the worse. In this blog … Continue reading How I’ve Been Coping During Localised Lockdowns, Tiers, Lockdown 2.0, Lockdown 3.0 and the Roadmap Out of Lockdown 3.0
Storytime: A Real Life Buddy Pine/IncrediBoy-Turned Syndrome Albeit Female
*TRIGGER WARNING* Suicidal thoughts The fan account as it originally appeared. *SPOILER ALERT* The title of this post is inspired by Buddy Pine AKA IncrediBoy and then Syndrome from the Disney-Pixar film The Incredibles (2004). Anyone who has seen this film will know that Buddy wanted to be Bob Parr AKA Mr Incredible's sidekick called … Continue reading Storytime: A Real Life Buddy Pine/IncrediBoy-Turned Syndrome Albeit Female
How My Social Media Consumption and Usage Have Changed Since Lockdown (Updated 8th August 2020)
It's been 3 months since the U.K. went into lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The way I've been consuming and using social media has changed drastically since then. Here's how: This thread has a notice to show that one of its Tweets includes a word I muted. I have concealed the usernames of … Continue reading How My Social Media Consumption and Usage Have Changed Since Lockdown (Updated 8th August 2020)
6 Top Tips and Strategies to Cope During the COVID-19 Crisis
Warning: A part of this post may trigger anxiety or distress. The global Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic can be a difficult time for everyone whether they are on the autistic spectrum or not, but here are my top tips and coping strategies that help me get through the crisis: Stay at home unless it’s absolutely essential. Since … Continue reading 6 Top Tips and Strategies to Cope During the COVID-19 Crisis
My Thoughts on the ‘It’s Everyone’s Journey’ Campaign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89VfpbehUSc I was browsing my Twitter early this morning and I stumbled upon a short animation where a seemingly able-bodied woman is shown leaving a disabled toilet and two emus huff and puff and turn their heads in disgust (this version I found on YouTube has audio description). The animation was made by a governmental … Continue reading My Thoughts on the ‘It’s Everyone’s Journey’ Campaign
How I Manage My Social Media Consumption and Usage
Before I go into more depth about how I curb my social media consumption and usage, I would like to acknowledge that this blog post is inspired by Brogan Tate’s blog post on how she controls what she consumes on social media. Her post is very interesting, thought-provoking, relatable and even understandable in parts. When … Continue reading How I Manage My Social Media Consumption and Usage