I’m still nervous about disclosing my autism diagnosis
I have an admission. Now, this may seem like an odd admission for me to make, but I still get nervous about disclosing my autism diagnosis to people. A…
Tag: Gareth Ceidiog Hughes
Securing reasonable adjustments shouldn’t be hard
Size and significance are not the same thing. Think of a newborn baby. When my daughter came into the world, she was only a tiny little thing. Yet, it …
The obstacle I overcame that wasn’t as important as I thought
To be autistic is to feel alone. Or at least that is what it has felt like for much of my life. I did not know that I was on the spectrum during my te…
Autistic people tend to be treated as if they are the ones who are broken.
Those around them and the society they form are given a free pass for making life needlessly difficult for those on the spectrum. Because of this, aut…
Columnist – Gareth Ceidiog Hughes
Why aren’t the incredible efforts of autistics to fit in, recognised? We are fish in a world devoid of water. So, what do we do? We adapt as best w…