Using labels as an excuse or explanation
Are there any issues using terms like ADHD, neurodivergent or autistic to label ourselves? Can it excuse or explain our daily lives?
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If it’s not depression it’s anxiety
If I'm not depressed from a lack of commissioned work, I'm anxious when I am commissioned. Fun.
30 days being sober
I was a 14 unit a week drinker. How did it feel to give it up and go sober?
A 2 week review of NHS Hearing Aids
How I got my hearing tested and hearing aids from the NHS, and how do they work for me?
Two weeks on ADHD medication
Has 2 weeks of ADHD medication changed my life for better, worse or not even made a dent in my ability to be distracted... squirrel!
2024's Yearly Theme
Each year I set a theme to guide me through the days ahead. Last year was the 'Year of Queer'. What will this year's be?
Hello 2024
Hello 2024. Let's reboot this newsletter one more time.
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Pansexual Pride
A look at the photography of two people who identify as pansexual for Pansexual Pride
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
A look at the work of disabled photographers from around the world.
Autistic people using photography to communicate
If everyone has a camera, how are autistic people using photography to communicate through photographs of their every day lives? A look at a study on autism, photography and communication. Also featuring Breadth, a project aiming to challenge autism stereotypes.
Trans Day of Remembrance
Thinking of the photos we wish we made when we had the time. Remember to make time.
My Perspective Photo Competition
Highlighting a photography competition by Downs Syndrome Association. Photography is for all.
Queer Joy is a Protest
A look at queer work during the last Trump administration
AI and the Queer Gaze in Photography
AI is good but built upon so many problematic systems. How can queer photographers use it?
HelloComputer
ME/CFS Update
How am I doing after 18 months of Long Covid or ME/CFS?
Alan Turing - Man and AI
A few thoughts on Alan Turing's legacy and where we are today with computing and AI.
Doing the North East Skinny Dip
I got naked in front of nearly 1294 people and ran into the North Sea. How was it?
Dipping in my birthday suit
Birthday weekend plans: running into the sea in my birthday suit for charity (and conquering some fears along the way)
Meta Display Glasses for the Deaf
Meta’s new Ray-Ban glasses promise real-world subtitles, but I’ll believe it when deaf users say it works.
Bodies of Water: Art, Environment, and Neurodivergence
Water always finds its own level. So do we. My reflections on the Bodies of Water symposium, art, and being neuroqueer.
iPhone Live Captions Reviewed: Does It Work in Noisy Places?
I took the iPhone's Live Caption feature for a test in a cafe. It was interesting.