Reviews – Autistic Nottingham

Flare Earplugs: A day in my life

Flare were kind enough to send us at Autistic Nottingham several pairs of their regular Calmer earplugs, so knowing I was bound to have a busy day moving around between the new office, old office and spending some time in a busy coffee shop, I thought it would be a lovely opportunity to test theseContinue reading “Flare Earplugs: A day in my life”

Q&A Session – September 2023

An image with a white background and the words "Q&A Session" at the top in black. The image shows a group of nine cartoon people all highlighted in the charity colours, red, yellow, blue and green. Each person is uniquely different and they have question marks above their heads.

Hello All! Thank You to those who attended our Q&A Session; it was a good range of questions and discussions. Originally we had planned to record the meeting and put up the video, but there were various reasons why we thought actually doing a blog post and putting it all down in writing might beContinue reading “Q&A Session – September 2023”

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

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The Autism Show and Naidex report!

New Walk Walking Stick Flyer promoting stylish acrylic walking sticks with the slogan "Made to Stand Out not to fit in"

Our Social Activities Co-ordinator Charlie attended The Autism and Naidex exhibitions to see how good they were for Autistic people. Below are their reports. The Autism Show – 14th -15th June 2022 I went down as an individual, and took 2 friends with me also. We were joined on the second day by my mum.Continue reading “The Autism Show and Naidex report!”

The Reason I Jump

#AccessibleMedia Slide01The Reason I JumpMedia Review AccessibleMedia The Reason I Jump 2020 Vulcan Productions, Inc., The British Film Institute,Picturehouse Entertainment Director: Jerry RothwellImage Shows: A film poster for ‘The Reason I Jump’. On the poster a young boy with dark hair looks up and to the left against a glowing orange and blue sky. Slide02OriginsTheContinue reading “The Reason I Jump”

AS WE SEE IT ANALYSIS & REVIEW

#AccessibleMedia Slide01“As We See It” is a recent Amazon Prime drama/comedy series following three 25-year-old Autistic characters: Vi(olet), Harrison and Jack who share an apartment in Los Angeles, USA, and also their carer Mandy and Vi’s Brother Van.Mainstream reviewers praised it with terms like “lots of heart” (Guardian.com Jan 21 2022) and “charming” (nytimes.com JanContinue reading “AS WE SEE IT ANALYSIS & REVIEW”

Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism

#AccessibleMedia Slide 1/8: Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism We are looking at the pros and cons of this documentary about a family coming to terms with, and seeking out, multiple autism diagnoses. Slide 2/8: Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism2021 BBC Director: Lucy Wilcox The documentary followed Comedian and presenterContinue reading “Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism”

Media Review: Love on the Spectrum

AccessibleMedia #AccessibleMedia Slide 1/10: LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM Love on the Spectrum was a 2019 — 2021 Netflix reality show/documentary following a number of Autistic people as they went on dates in hope of beginning a romantic relationship. It followed the format of many dating shows without a competition element, such as Channel 4’s (UK)Continue reading “Media Review: Love on the Spectrum”

Maria Iliou – Written Word

A series of written pieces by autistic author Maria Iliou. Originally published in Autisms Own, Volume 5, 2018.