by admin | Dec 5, 2023 | Blog
When I did my autism assessment last year, the neuropsychologist asked about stimming, or ‘self-regulatory behaviour’. In my memory, I have never done hand flapping or rocking, though I love being on a swing. So many of the things that people usually...
by admin | Dec 4, 2023 | Blog
There are days when everything is crashing down around me and I just want to run away, to escape, break something, throw something, blow something up. But I’m an adult. I’m ‘responsible’. I can’t do these things. Not in real life…...
by admin | Dec 3, 2023 | Blog
I love working with young writers. I have been working with them for the last ten years, inspiring them to be creative and have fun with creative writing. Encouraging them to play and explore, to find methods that suit them as well as keep writing as creative writing...
by admin | Nov 30, 2023 | Blog
There is something freeing about writing for the sake of writing. You come up with an idea. It may be something fully formed, or just the vaguest of thoughts. You grab a notebook or open up the computer, and just write. You let the words flow and wait to see where...
by admin | Nov 29, 2023 | Blog, News
I have been doing a lot of thinking and soul-searching this year, trying to work out what I want to do with my life. My kids are both adults now, one has moved out of home. I had a job earlier in the year that I lost due to funding cuts. Since my AuDHD (autism &...
by admin | May 3, 2023 | Blog
We all know that we can get free books by borrowing them from the library, but did you know there are often other opportunities for free, or cheap, books from the library? I’m a big believer in buying books from bookshops or borrowing from libraries so that...
