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I am 59 years old autistic person diagnosed late enjoying graphic novels,bird watching, theatre.

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14.01.2026 16:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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All My Worldly Joy All My Worldly Joy

If you're outside the UK, I believe Blackwells offer free worldwide delivery blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

14.01.2026 13:14 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Wonderful writing. ❤️ Just returned from a trip to visit our autistic person not far off 30 .I would like to tell you balancing needs of various autistic family members becomes more straightforward but . .

14.01.2026 16:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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I wrote a short piece for Grazia about autistic parenting… and it ends on a more hopeful note than the headline suggests! If this resonates with you, you should check out the fantastic charity @autisticparentsuk.org and also buy my book. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/all-...

14.01.2026 10:40 👍 64 🔁 12 💬 5 📌 3

Drawn and Quarterly.

02.01.2026 10:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Clyde Fans A Picture Novel by Seth.

02.01.2026 10:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Better World Books.

02.01.2026 10:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Clyde fans hardback in beautiful case. All the way from Fairhope Public Library withdrawn. I could have bought from here but love the magic of resale from ex Library USA.

02.01.2026 10:50 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Beautiful dog.

25.12.2025 09:45 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It appears that the decision to not mask at all is a very unwise idea for a person with complex history.

25.12.2025 09:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

X You too.

25.12.2025 09:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

People,many people will be relieved to know I am appearing less raging mad and more settled autistic person in last couple of weeks.

25.12.2025 09:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Sending love to friends here from old place and some wonderful new friends who made me so welcome when I arrived in a flurry of mad autistic wild person a few months ago. Happy Christmas. XX

25.12.2025 09:39 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Merry Christmas XX

25.12.2025 09:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I am liking that such is being commissioned now .Progress rather than words.x

20.12.2025 17:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It was just the name that put me off.

20.12.2025 17:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

That is very good news then .

20.12.2025 17:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

In general medical care the team would at least have a more supportive name.

20.12.2025 17:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Hospital avoidance team that is new dire name.

20.12.2025 17:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

That is dreadful honestly so rubbish sorry.

20.12.2025 17:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I had anticipated.So wasn't even surprised. My appointment was partly going to be please don't discharge me as it appears if nothing else I am finding this whatever it is helpful in thinking about idea of self care.

16.12.2025 23:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The support of a helpful psychiatrist. Helpful psychiatrist like many people I suspect sick today. I managed with appointment cancelled. It appears what is helpful is having access to support if Dave needs it .

16.12.2025 23:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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You know it’s bad when even Fox News is reporting it

14.12.2025 22:14 👍 662 🔁 167 💬 17 📌 16

Goodnight Jennifer ♥️

14.12.2025 23:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Masking autism is minimizing or hiding your physical traits of autism. Like learning how to minimize your stims or not talk about your special interests.

Internalizing autism is what happens after you mask (sometimes, not always)...

14.12.2025 20:25 👍 78 🔁 10 💬 4 📌 0

Sending all the best.

14.12.2025 23:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A photo of the front cover of a book, "Improving mental health therapies for autistic children and young people" (Routledge, 2024).  Next to it, a page from a sample chapter, "Something needs to change - Making Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services accessible to autistic children & young people and their families", by Ann Memmott

A photo of the front cover of a book, "Improving mental health therapies for autistic children and young people" (Routledge, 2024). Next to it, a page from a sample chapter, "Something needs to change - Making Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services accessible to autistic children & young people and their families", by Ann Memmott

So excited to receive the physical copies of the book. With more thanks to the fabulous Editors and fellow writers.

18.11.2024 09:18 👍 425 🔁 32 💬 15 📌 4
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This week's recommendation. Books about being autistic recommended by an Autistic Person. From hurt to hope.Stories of mental health, mental illness and being autistic. Edited by Mair Elliott.

14.12.2025 19:01 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Friends will be pleased to know the glasses.I bought online while not knowing which part of me ordered function very well as reading glasses and are less Two Ronnie's than the trial pairs.

09.12.2025 10:33 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The John Lewis Christmas advert obviously not intended for this autistic person. All I focus on is the fact if our big kids were going to buy vinyl record for Christmas they certainly wouldn't buy at John Lewis indeed I am advised it isn't sold there.

07.12.2025 21:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0