Tag: Autism
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Why my mental health care fails
I’ve struggled a lot in the mind for a long time. It wasn’t until a breakdown in 2010 when I lived in Australia that I begun treatment from psychiatry. As a result of my mental illness, my relationship in Australia ended and I returned to the UK in 2013 to be with family. Before I…
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Poem About Autism
Discovered this good poem by John Roedel, a father of a boy with Autism on Twitter today: Me: Hey God. God: Hey John. Me: Cure Autism. God: Nope. Me: Why? God: There is nothing to cure. Me: Huh? God: People living with autism aren’t broken. They aren’t sick. They are just people singing a beautiful…
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New Sensory Item
My new snuggle pup has arrived today. I’m going to call him snoopy. He is really nice to cuddle. Lovely and soft. Feels nice to press on my lips as well. Very comforting. Far better than I imagined. A special thank you to a Twitter friend for buying me him.
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A Joke on “Theory of Mind”
A little joke I came up with in the shower.
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Double empathy problem
I think sometimes a challenge I have with being Autistic is people don’t understand and try to use simple psychoanalysis to evaluate. I’m not talking about professionals in this case I’m talking about regular people with some of a brain. If only it was as simple as that. A passive way to do it is…
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Why Does My Care Fail?
Why does my care fail? If you follow me you are probably aware I have been sectioned and hospitalised many times. Fundamentally I would say it’s our Neoliberal and market fundamentalist culture which is the root cause. Though I’ll avoid an overtly philosophical discussion. The principal issue for a lot of my hospitalisations initially were…
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Pressure to Conform
I think there is a huge pressure to conform. Even among members of marginalised groups. I’m incapable of conforming except from my own rational reason or due to capitulating from oppressive state violence. It’s probably one reason why I am alone. That’s not to say I can’t be respectful. If I understand the logic of…
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My Dark Matter Problem
I’m aware many Autistic people don’t believe in the Theory of Mind deficits and I respect that.I’m not so sure.I don’t believe I have a theory of mind at all. Perhaps that’s not due to autism but something else. I for a number of years have described it as my dark matter problem. Dark matter…
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Not a People Person
I’m come to the conclusion I am not a people person but I value the importance of sharing, community and helping each other.Going to Church was a sea change for me last year but I felt it was important to me to have a link with a church given that I believe in Christ’s teachings.…