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

Black Autistic Lives Matter

Hello friend. What a week. Oh damn what a week. Remember it is ok to not be ok. Something I’ve been seeing a lot is people sending hugs. The gesture is appreciated in “these unusual times” but not everyone is good with a hug. There’s the complexity of

Black Lives Matter

hello friend How has your week been? Hope it has been ok. Hope. Big word. Yet it seems impossible to keep a hold of despite its size. Any single hour this week would have been a key event of 2019 but now its just another hour in a long series

Slowly being human

photos London. A few years ago. I miss going down there for a wander. video A book review of ‘New York Sleeps’ by Christopher Thomas Buy the book on Amazon mental health I’ve been trying something new this week. It’s something I’ve been meaning to sort for

Autistic lockdown mental health

Autistic lockdown mental health

hello friend Hello friend. I’m Pete Carr and welcome queue lasers to my newsletter. pew pew Each week I talk about mental health, show some photos from my travels, pre-lockdown as I’m sure you’re not interested in the commute from bedroom to kitchen, and talk about geeky

Stress

hello friend Hey. It’s Friday. I hope you and the people you are close to are well. Well it’s been another week. Ups. Downs. Wiggles to the left and to the right. I nipped to the shops. I nearly cried in the car after. All I did was

Am I ok?

Am I ok?

hello friend Hello. How are you? Week 7 of lockdown closes. Week 8 brings? Who knows. Personally I feel like I’m fine. I’m not missing or craving anything. I’m fine. I have games, videos, music, a wife and access to fun. I’m doing ok. Of course

No stress

hello friend Hello. How are you? Week 6 of lockdown is drawing to a close. I hope it’s been a good week for you. We’ve been spending our lockdown watching a TV show called ‘The Magicians’. It’s not a reality show about magic. It’s a modern