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Q&A Session – September 2023

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”

Coproduction – Is It Letting Us Down?

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?”

Sun Cream – Sensory Issues & Overcoming Them!

(Any products specifically mentioned are just from the experience of one person)   While the weather outside is changeable to say the least at the moment, there’s more unseasonable warmth on the cards. We all know how important sunscreen is, how easy it can be to miss signs of skin cancer (not to be dramatic) so,Continue reading “Sun Cream – Sensory Issues & Overcoming Them!”

Battling Burnout

Autistic burnout is when you’ve pushed yourself too hard for too long, and your brain and body just can’t take it anymore. It’s like trying to move through quicksand, where every step forward is a struggle and eventually, you’re too exhausted to go on. It’s not just from being Autistic – it can happen toContinue reading “Battling Burnout”

Healthy BoundariesHealthy FriendshipsPeer Support May 2022

Slide01Healthy BoundariesHealthy FriendshipsPeer Support May 2022 Slide02What are boundaries?Personal Boundaries are rules and limits we set for how we interact with others including how much we give or take in interactions.They are also an invisible line between ourselves and other people. They keep us from losing our sense of self among others and knowing whoContinue reading “Healthy BoundariesHealthy FriendshipsPeer Support May 2022”

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”

Did Grunya Sukhareva Discover Autism?

#AccessibleAcademia Slide01Did Grunya Sukhareva Discover Autism? Slide 02The Short Answer: NoAutism has always been a part of human diversity*.But various people have taken credit for first describing and categorising us medically. *Autistic author Temple Grandin suggests that only autistic people have the stamina for repetition and abstract thought necessary for humans to invent stone toolsContinue reading “Did Grunya Sukhareva Discover Autism?”

Autistic Self-Care

Peer Support April 2022 Slide01Self-CareSelf-care for Autistic People is different from self care for Neurotypicals.Our needs our different. It’s not all about eating chocolate in the bathand spa days*. It is about taking responsibility for our own well being. Slide02Why It’s Important:If we neglect our self-care we bring ourselves closer to• Meltdowns• Burnout But self-careContinue reading “Autistic Self-Care”