Sunday, 26 August 2018

The joys and benefits of autistic people.

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I was reading some research papers today.  One paper was pretty shocking.  It said that researchers are often told to report only negative...
Wednesday, 15 August 2018

Autism, School, Exclusion. What's fair?

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The picture shows a school classroom as I see it, as an autistic person.  A kaleidoscope of shape and blinding lighting, with vague outl...
Friday, 3 August 2018

Stairs and Autism

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"Why are stairs a problem for some autistic people?"  We get that question a lot from trainee Occupational Therapists and Socia...
Wednesday, 1 August 2018

Autism, Christianity, LGBTQ. Why it's important. Safeguarding. Caring.

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There are different beliefs about God and what he thinks of LGBT+ people.   In the Church of England, it's still a difficult subje...
Sunday, 29 July 2018

What do I mean by "We're OK being Autistic" ? #TakeTheMaskOff

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I'm OK being autistic. Just saying that is controversial.  There are all sorts of responses, when autistic people say that.  For ...
Saturday, 14 July 2018

Let's look at why "Autism is the most expensive disability" is untrue.

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Updated Oct 20 Are you in charge of paying for autism care services?   Staring forlornly into your budgets, wondering how to pay for the...
Sunday, 8 July 2018

How to Consider Disability and Autism: A Primer for CofE Church Leaders

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The Archbishop of Canterbury and daughters Katharine and Ellie took part in a BBC broadcast recently. The transcript is at  this link a...