Happy Hippy Thingies

We are recruiting autistic AND non-autistic participants for our research study investigating understanding of the police caution. If you are living in the UK, English is your first language and you are interested in taking part, please contact me directly or via the email address in the advert!

Amid this panic about the Coronavirus pandemic, I think it’s important to remember that mental health problems don’t just disappear. In fact, it could even cause problems to worsen. It is easy, given the avid media coverage, to focus on this horrible virus and forget that normal life still goes on. We still cry, we still have panic attacks, we still have manic episodes and so on. Although it is…

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/looking-after-your-mental-health-during-coronavirus-outbreak?fbclid=IwAR1rRNUlNk8NN9IWv5mrt_96tNhEWql1urBwArDQfjwmHOAlrUumPmPN1Eo

Some may have noticed that I post quite sparsely. Where have I been?! Well, sometimes I  simply forget to! But a lot of the time, I just don’t have anything to say. I would hate to write a post for the sake of it, as the content wouldn’t feel worthwhile.

As an introverted, shy, quiet person – whatever you want to call it – I find this is how I see social interactions. I do not say things for the…

Mother’s Day – it’s not joyful for everyone

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/12/how-to-survive-mothers-day-when-youre-grieving

Technology: good or bad?

I don’t know about you, but I think we are much too reliant on technology. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not going to try and lecture you all about how social media is giving young people depression and all that debate! What sparked my motivation to write this post was just standing outside on my balcony.

Being a university student, I should probably be inside at my desk doing my studies right now. But…

Is it important for hidden disabilities to be recognised?

Do people with these disabilities need that extra help?

How can we help them?

At my university, there is a well-established system to help people who need extra help with their academia, such as extended deadlines and rest breaks in exams. However, even a great system like this has it’s downfalls. Sometimes we have days/weeks when it feels…

https://www.bps.org.uk/news-and-policy/asking-patients-draw-their-illness-can-be-surprisingly-revealing

I’m back!

I realised I haven’t posted in months – what am I like?! My first term back at uni has been crazy so blogging has been pushed aside a little!

Anyway, I wanted to post about a wonderful Christmas present I got from my brother’s girlfriend. Some of you may have seen it in the shops (UK) – it’s called ‘One Line A Day: A Five Year Memory Book’. Much like a diary, it allows you to write about each day…