Ann's Autism Blog

Saturday, 15 August 2015

On making it impossible for us to do a task, then blaming us

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Over the decades,  as an autistic adult, I've had some unusual experiences with non-autistic leaders. Many good experiences, with many g...
Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Equal Treatment is Not Equal in Effect

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In faith settings, sometimes someone says to me, "Oh but we treat everyone the same, so that's evidence that we're fair". ...
Sunday, 12 July 2015

Nothing to learn about God here...move along..?

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Sometimes I have an awkward conversation with church folk. I ask to join in, saying that there are an awful lot of autistic people, and our ...
Saturday, 11 July 2015

Othering

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It's sometimes tough stuff, trying to encourage churches to welcome all. Some churches are fabulous.  Their leaders are enthusiastic abo...
Saturday, 20 June 2015

Three Sorts of Communication Systems - Autism, Sign Language, 'Normal'.

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Learn Autism: One of an occasional series for surprised passers-by. Sometimes, I find professionals and parents who are trying to 'fix...
Wednesday, 10 June 2015

Autism and Hospital Visits

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I've spent a lot of time in hospitals.  For 14 months, I was in one at least once a week, on average. They are a sensory, social a...
Saturday, 6 June 2015

Autism - Social Clumsiness not Nastiness

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First, if you are able, get to a computer with sound.  Switch it on and turn it up as loud as you can handle. Second, watch this two min...
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Ann Memmott
Autistic autism professional. National and international speaker. Master's and Post Graduate Certificate - autism, with award for research. 30 years of working alongside autistic people across a wide variety of settings. Trainer, consultant, speaker, lecturer. Working with NHS teams as an external adviser. Previous work as charity Trustee and School Governor.. This is a personal blog and does not represent the views of any organisation linked to me. Founder and MD of a Professional Practice for 20 years, now Consultant and researcher to one..
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