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A weekly newsletter on being different by a non-binary, autistic person with ADHD.

Journaling as a way to record and let go

Journaling as a way to record and let go

hello computer Hello there. Good week? Another tough one? Anything going on? I’ve spent time this week thinking about the past, present and future. I’m happy to announce I’ve solved time travel and I am out of this year. Cya pals! phwush … If only right? A year

I just want you to be happy

I just want you to be happy

hello friend hello computer Hello there. Are you ok? I’m not. Everything is getting worse. It would be strange, to me, if you were alright given everything that is going on. Remember that it is ok to not be ok, to cry, scream, punch a pillow or feel. If

The chatty adventures of Mr Robot aka language and autism

The chatty adventures of Mr Robot aka language and autism

hello computer Hey. Hi. Hello there. How are you? Am I asking because I am genuinely interested or am I doing protocol? As an autistic person words are complex. You have to read between the lines a lot of the time and I find that complex when someone is speaking

Do I have the energy to be autistic for life?

hello computer I’m cycling along and my brain is running complex way finding and human tracking algorithms to find the best paths through crowds. It’s like one of those scenes from a spy film where they’re using face tracking technology to find the bad guy in a

Sunrise from New Brighton Promenade on a snowy day.

I am exhausted. (Not a Carr/car joke)

hello computer Hello. How are things? How’s life? How’s lockdown? How’s money? How’s the future? How’s your world? How’s your folks? How’s your head? How’s your heart? How how how how is everything? How? HOW?! HOW!?! How do I do tomorrow when

Sayonara Wild Hearts and autistic masking

hello computer Recently I played the game Sayonara Wild Hearts and I was totally unprepared for the emotional journey I went on. There’s a story that unfolds through the experiences of the character you play, in a way that reminded me of Journey, another game that had a big

This human is shutting down. Stand by...

Autistic Shutdown The other day I had an incident that resulted in autistic shutdown. You know how your computer sometimes needs turning off and on again? That. In fact my computer has had sympathy pains today while I’ve been dealing with shutdown. Not now Macintosh! Blergh. What is shutdown?