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How to manage on your own

Is autism related to a desire to be alone, or is it simply that solitude is a handy way of avoiding overwhelm, especially in emotionally challenging…

May 12 •

How to build a house

Sometimes, the nature and strength of connection can be impossible for anyone to see other than the people most bound up in it.

May 5 •

How to be intimate

Avoidance of emotional intimacy isn't a great place to be as random meetings sometimes prove.

Apr 28 •

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Autism and my relationship with a handkerchief

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Why it's a mistake to listen to your parents

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How to procrastinate effectively

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How to make changes that stick (If you really want to)

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The Shortest Day

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The art of disconnection

Feeling like an outlier isn't always something that is inflicted upon us, sometimes we do it to ourselves quite deliberately.

Apr 21 •

'Man Up' and why emotion is never wrong

Any expression designed to close down legitimate emotion says more about the person using it than it does about the courageous expression of true…

Apr 14 •

A death in the garden

The death of a beloved honeysuckle makes me realise the strange and deep connection I have with shrubs and plants.

Apr 7 •

Is executive dysfunction stopping you from reaching the finale?

After years of wondering why I leave things I'm enjoying halfway through I finally stumbled upon an answer.

Mar 31 •

The joy of giving up

Apart from self-imposed sacrifice during Lent, "giving up" gets a bad press. There is merit to letting go of what you don't fancy doing.

Mar 24 •

A neurodivergent's guide to making decisions

If I apply the saying "If it's not a definite yes, it's a definite no" I realise that I would never do anything. Is there a way out of this?

Mar 17 •

What my dog taught me about pessimism

There is more than one type of pessimism, but perhaps there's a better option than either of them.

Mar 10 •

The Multipotentialite

The Multipotentialite

I write about being a therapist, parent, and neurodivergent, and I offer thoughts and insights related to mental health through the prism of my own life and experiences

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