#’s Don’t Save Lives

#SuicidePreventionDay, #RUOK, #worldmentalhealthday. They’re all being used by every Tom, Dick, and Harry. But here’s the kicker: It means nothing.

21 Things I Learned In 21 Years

21 things I learned in 21 years   So, today is my last day ever of being a 21 year old (although, I still feel about 14 most of the time.) I…

Things Not To Say To Autistic People

As an autistic girl, and someone who has a lot of autistic friends, I’m always hearing comments regarding autism that are just plain and simple… wrong. These are 10 things that I…

Dear parents (from your child starting back at school)

Dear parents,

School is back now, and I know that means different things, and lots of things. I know it means that the new year has begun, and that there’s strain and pressure in the air to get everything right, to get everything organised to start life again after the Summer holidays.
And I know that the beginning of the New Year is stressful, that you’re trying hard to get everything in order, and make sure everyone is organised, and that we start the New Year off with a bang.

(But sometimes, that ‘bang’ is what hurts the most)

Christmas with anorexia

  Christmas is without a doubt one of my favourite times of the year. It’s a time focussed on hope, giving, family and happiness… However, for a long time, Christmas has also…

PRESENTS FOR AUTISTIC KIDS

Christmas is coming! It’s the time of giving, and Jesus being born, and families getting together… and presents. It’s the time of presents, because let’s be honest that’s the main thing that…

R U OK? (No, really. Are you?)

The thirteenth of September marked a day in our calendar that was wide spread across every facebook page, every instagram photo, every twitter post…

THE TRUTH ABOUT GROWING UP….

Hi, hello, how are you? So, guess what?  I’m 21! Two small numbers that make up a pretty big one in the scheme of things. I mean, 21 is the age that…

Dear Mum….

Dear Autism Mumma…