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

iOS 14 from a mental health / autistic perspective

iOS 14 iOS 14 came out this week. I’ve been running the beta over summer and it’s been good. The iOS 14 Public Beta 1 was more stable than iOS 13 GM (Golden Master aka final version before public release). It is a big update with lots of

Acceptance except when unacceptable.

hello computer Recently my wife and I watched the Netflix series ‘Cheer‘. It’s a fly on the wall documentary about a cheerleader group in America. If you suggested that to me I would have ignored it but I’m glad I watched it. The show is about struggles, pain,

A trip up the Great Orme taught me something

hello friend For years I’ve been reading articles about how running can be help boost your mental health. For years I’ve been running and felt no change. I would run, think, come home and still be depressed. The few exceptions to this would be if it was raining

A story of RAGE and mindfulness

hello friend autism / mental health I’m sat on the promenade resting after a bike ride. It’s early morning. There’s almost no-one around. A stranger appears and walks right past me. He is so close I could trip him if I moved my leg. On a normal day

Can video games help with anxiety?

hello friend Hello friend. How are you? On Sunday I lost a filling. On Monday I was able to book an appointment. On Wednesday I was re-filled and exhausted. I had 12 hours to wait before I could even attempt to do anything and then the wait for the appointment.

The stormy road of doing the right thing

hello friend How are you? It’s been a hot and stormy week. As I write this I have the window open and a fan on. There’s a 4pm deadline for me because that is when the sun pours in through the window and I melt. I’ve swam

There is no spoon

hello friend I just read that the director of the Matrix, Lilly Wachowski, has expressed pleasure that the film’s original intention of being a trans-metaphor has become common place amongst fans. Whoa. I had never considered that but I totally see it now. That’s amazing. It’s right