An Autistic Education
In this article Kieran Rose explores his own childhood experience of education. He considers how autism is understood in schools and reflects on the experience of his own children. “School is
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The mess of Autism
There is a big pile confusion over Asperger’s, Autism and functioning labels (High and Low) that cause many difficulties for Parents. This is just a short and sweet one, but
I look back at my parents and wonder: How did they miss me?
A deeply personal article from Kieran Rose, The Autistic Advocate, discussing the trauma stemming from his parents not seeing him as Autistic child. I look around at my life now and
How to Hide Your Autism
In this this highly emotive article Kieran Rose explains what Autistic Masking is; leaning on his personal experiences. Trigger Warning - this article discusses suicide attempts. If you are the parent of
Talking Without Words: Communication, Culture, Autism and How I Needed Someone to Tell Me that it Was Okay to Be Me
When I was young, I used to drag a chair from my bedroom all the way across the landing, and stand on it, looking out of the window onto the
How to ADHD with Jessica McCabe
There are many co-morbid conditions that go hand in hand with Autism and ADHD is one of them, perhaps one of the most significant ones. Jessica McCabe's fantastic Tedx Talk video
So… Autism, what exactly isn’t it?
In my article entitled 'So... Autism, what exactly is it' I talked about just that, but what I didn't talk about, was what an uninformed person might think Autism is.
I have a face for radio…
It's taken me a while to figure out how to upload an audio file onto this site, but i hope it was worth the wait... This is an interview for BBC