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Some days change breaks me

Some days change breaks me

A wild change appeared While making breakfast I asked my wife what should we have for tea. She said that we had burgers last week so this week it’s sandwich steak. “Cool.” I replied. “But it’s not beef it’s lamb.” She said. I’m mentally taking deep

Noise disables me. Technology enables me.

Noise disables me. Technology enables me.

Noise is my enemy. It is uncontrollable disruptive interference. Being autistic I am very sensitive to noise. I can’t block it out. I hear too much all at once and I can’t filter a single voice in a room. A rattling sound while I’m driving must be

Don't go to war over a disagreement

Don't go to war over a disagreement

hello computer The other day someone said Preston Bus station is awful. Instantly I was enraged. It’s a brutalist icon I said. “Just because it’s listed doesn’t mean it’s good.” The voice in my head ran 18 different ways to reply, most using sarcasm. I chose

Christmas. It's complex.

hello computer Christmas. What is Christmas? Webster’s dictionary defines it as; a Christian feast on December 25 or among some Eastern Orthodox Christians on January 7 that commemorates the birth of Christ and is usually observed as a legal holiday I was raised Catholic but I found religion to

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