Am I good enough??

So much has happened since the last time I have written, it's going to be impossible to convey it all to you. Just before the pandemic started I finally got my Autism diagnosis. I am Autistic and I can now say that, I guess I am just coming to terms with that and what it …

I am an expert in….me!!

I am not an expert on many things, in fact I am actually an expert on very little. Having never lived alone I can't run a house, I'd have no clue how to buy or sell a home and how to go about sorting out and paying for it. I have a pretty poor sense …

Anxiety, me and what it feels like

So today I want to talk about anxiety. I have suffered with anxiety for so long I don't actually remember what life is like without it. Anxiety is one of the reasons too that I've been struggling again to write. I have been really feeling as though people would only read my writing if it …

Why being called a medical “enigma” or “puzzle” is not helpful

A few days ago I was talking to a friend of mine (who also blogs and can be found at https://danonwheels.wordpress.com/) and we got onto the subject of doctors, I had had a particularly unhelpful doctors appointment where 95% of my issues and concerns had been dismissed as something that she couldn't do anything about, …

When isolation becomes the norm…

This post is one of the 22 I've had sitting ready to finish.  I wanted to finish it now, mainly because it's happening again, I'm unable to go out as an issue with my mobility scooter is isolating me again and although last weekend I had a great trip to London (a birthday treat that …

Why we need to change our perception of Autism

As you may have noticed I've been absent for a few months again now.  I've been struggling with both what to write, and with my own health and mental health.  I'm hoping that I can start again fresh now it's the new year, I will rewrite some of the posts I've had sitting waiting and …