theamazinganomaly

First Trimester; It Gets Weird

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“Pregnant & Winging It” is a short series about a first-time pregnant Autistic woman in Nottingham. Claire writes about her views and experiences around pregnancy and how it’s not all as she expected /*! elementor – v3.20.0 – 11-03-2024 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} The first trimester is (arguably) the hardestContinue reading “First Trimester; It Gets Weird”

And Then You Get Help… Right?

“Pregnant & Winging It” is a short series about a first-time pregnant Autistic woman in Nottingham. Claire writes about her views and experiences around pregnancy and how it’s not all as she expected /*! elementor – v3.20.0 – 11-03-2024 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} First Step: Declare So here I am, IContinue reading “And Then You Get Help… Right?”

Well, This Was Unexpected

“Pregnant & Winging It” is a short series about a first-time pregnant Autistic woman in Nottingham. Claire writes about her views and experiences around pregnancy and how it’s not all as she expected /*! elementor – v3.19.0 – 28-02-2024 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} How Did We Get Here?? In September 2023Continue reading “Well, This Was Unexpected”

Coproduction – Is It Letting Us Down?

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The term “Coproduction” has been around for well over fifty years. A term coined in the 1970s by Professor Elinor Ostrom (an American Economist). The idea came from Prof. Ostrom’s research into local crime rates. The local police force had changed tactics from walking “the beat” to using their patrol cars and, as a result, crimeContinue reading “Coproduction – Is It Letting Us Down?”

Sick Day Self Care

Would you believe, once again, I have COVID! So that means I am working from home as best I can, given the blergh I am feeling. With that in mind, I thought as I spend my day working from home, I would write some tips on preparing for the inevitable “Sick Day”. Ideas here couldContinue reading “Sick Day Self Care”

Review: I Come From and Platform Midlands Airways

The background is dark purple at the top fading to dark pin at the bottom. Large white text reads "I COME FROM" and the image to the right is a Paper Mache puppet of a person with green eyes and orange hair

/*! elementor – v3.14.0 – 26-06-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Yesterday, me and the team went to visit the Nottingham Playhouse to see “A Double Bill: I Come From & Platform Midlands Airways“. We were invited by a few people that we work with who were taking part, and the tickets were £2.00Continue reading “Review: I Come From and Platform Midlands Airways”

Positivity and Negativity – When is it Toxic and When is it Healthy?

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Intention Statement Before I start this post, I just wanted to set the intention, tone, or whatever you would like to call it. I am writing this as an Autistic woman who has had very severe anxiety in the past. It’s now quite well handled, but I still get some severe rumination and other annoyingContinue reading “Positivity and Negativity – When is it Toxic and When is it Healthy?”

Pacing & Routines

So it’s 6am on a Monday, and I’m sitting up in bed feeling like I’ve been hit by a bus. I have a condition called POTS (for those of your not familiar with POTS here is a lovely list of symptoms from POTSUK) and that causes me a lot of issues day to day, startingContinue reading “Pacing & Routines”