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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?

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.

Stargazer

An older brother embraces his distressed sibling to comfort them while in a park.

Pansexual Pride

A look at the photography of two people who identify as pansexual for Pansexual Pride

Diverse performers are on stage. One with a walking stick, one in a wheelchair, and one person with Downs Syndrome.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

A look at the work of disabled photographers from around the world.

A lone figure walks along an empty beach as the tide is out.

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.

People place candles on a Trans flag to remember loved ones.

Trans Day of Remembrance

Thinking of the photos we wish we made when we had the time. Remember to make time.

A person with Down's syndrome is contemplative on top of a hill.

My Perspective Photo Competition

Highlighting a photography competition by Downs Syndrome Association. Photography is for all.

A woman holds up a sign saying "Bridges not walls". Bridges is in rainbow colours.

Queer Joy is a Protest

A look at queer work during the last Trump administration

A male bottom. The person is wearing shiny rainbow hot pants.

AI and the Queer Gaze in Photography

AI is good but built upon so many problematic systems. How can queer photographers use it?

HelloComputer

Black and white portrait of a man

My one year anniversary of Long Covid

Avoiding catching Covid-19 was exhausting, but not as exhausting as living with Long Covid.

A watercolour of a puffin

Finally learning how to relax

After years of trying to find ways to relax with video games, I've discovered a different way doing something I never thought I could. Drawing.

Several small boats are stored in a wooded area.

One year of sobriety

ADHD medication meant I had to give up alcohol. What would that mean for me? How hard would it be?

Sunset over the Mersey River, with the Liverpool skyline in the distance.

A nice morning

A wild audio post appears

A misty landscape featuring a faint sun rising. The scene is shrouded in fog.

ADHD medication after one year

After a year taking ADHD medication am I super productive? Have they worked out OK? How are the side effects?

A scene depicting people swimming in a body of water. Birds are flying overhead against a twilight sky.

What 5 years of cold water swimming has done for me

After 5 years of cold water dipping, has it saved me? Cured my anxiety? Made me buy shares in Dryrobe?

A rose gold sky over a body of water as birds fly overhead.

Has 5 years of cold water dipping liberated me from my fears?

After five years of cold water dips am I a fearless functional human being or am I still failing at life?

Autism

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Autistic people using photography to communicate

5 years of Hello Computer

An autistic person travels

Avoiding being overwhelmed by travel

Autistic Burnout again

photography

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February 2025

Wave

Pansexual Pride

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Autistic people using photography to communicate

non-binary

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Skirts are back

5 years of Hello Computer

Why is sci-fi fashion so binary?

A non-binary person goes to Paris

Being invisibly non-binary