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Special Interest Sunday: Sonic the Hedgehog
As you no doubt know, autistic people tend to get extremely interested in the things they enjoy, to the extent that we can often become frustrated and upset if we can’t pursue them. We call these things special interests, and they can be absolutely anything, from a certain period in history to an animal or…
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30 minutes
What would you do with an extra half hour before work in the morning? Sleep in? Have a leisurely breakfast? Get a jump on some work? In my case, the answer was quite simple: panic. As you may know, a common autistic trait is a love of routine. Many of us thrive on knowing what’ll…
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“What is Sephiroth?”
This was the question a GP asked me in October 2021. For those of you who don’t know either, Sephiroth is the bad guy from an RPG named Final Fantasy 7, widely hailed as one of the best video games of all time. Fair warning, video games will become a running theme in my posts…
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About me
Hi everyone, My name is John, I’m 31 and I’ve recently been diagnosed as autistic. I thought I’d start a blog to discuss my own experiences and thoughts about all things autistic – I aim for my posts to be relatable to other autistic people, informative to others and entertaining for everyone! Lovely to meet…