Life is Hard
Just being alive as a disabled person in this world is HARD, especially when you are surrounded by stigma and that has soaked into your bones, shaping both your worldview
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Burnout
School Refusal or School-Induced Trauma? Rethinking EBSA, EBSNA, and the harm we call help
In this article Kieran Rose discusses why we need to be critical of the concepts of EBSA and School Refusal; especially in relation to our autistic children. The terms 'School Refusal',
Covid, 2020 and Autism: Where is my mind?
Where is my mind...? I've been repeatedly playing the song by this name by The Pixies, just as a reminder to ask it the question of myself. This year my Autistic
An Autistic Invalidation
The quote on the attached image is a real one. Words spoken by a young Autistic to their Mother. This person had been crippled by spending years Masking, fighting to fit
We are not OK
"Society beats into me how I should be raising my son, but I don’t think my way is wrong just because it’s different. Still that pressure to seem normal is
An Autistic Burnout
I've struggled massively with writing this. It's ironic really. In this article I will discuss how to recognise and understand Autistic Burnout in children and adults as an Autistic person, professional, parent
The Autistic cost of travel
In this blog post from 2018 Kieran considers how exhausting travel can be for Autistic people and asks you to consider how even a short trip can need meticulous planning
What happens after an autism diagnosis? A perspective on diagnosis
What happens after your (or you child's) autism diagnosis? In this article Kieran Rose explains his perspective of what an autism diganosis means and what support there is. As a parent
An Autistic Diagnosis
An overview of receiving an adult autism diagnosis. Written by Kieran Rose, The Autistic Advocate, who was late diagnosed at 23. “To be blunt, ultimately, most people don’t give a shit