I have always described my reading style as staring at a passage, catching the words like fish into a net, and then hoping my brain would process them and rearrange them into the right order.
Category: autism
Not Boredom
This afternoon is one of those afternoons. The cacophony created by the oven, washing machine, lawnmowers, birds, someone's TV, dogs barking, planes overhead, neighbours talking, shouting, swearing, belching hurt my ears but my headphones feel too hot and tight.
Walking in a Straight Line
Last month I fell over. My overdramatic tip, skip n flip didn't result from any kind of extreme sport; from a slip on ice or trip over an large obstacle.
Autism Awareness
#AutismAwarenessMonth - a.k.a April - is a tricky one for many autistic people as commercial autism charities bombard social media with publicity stunts to raise awareness of autism prevention-and-cure research fundraising opportunities.
Overwhelm in the Classroom
This post was originally written in 2018 for an old and now retired blog. Humour me for a minute. Can you remember back to being in primary school? Were you ever in the position of really not understanding something like a maths question? What did you do? Did you put your hand up and ask for help? That's … Continue reading Overwhelm in the Classroom
Florence Neville 