Dec 31, 2024 | The Main Blog
At about 5:45am on New Year’s Eve, it occurred to me that 2024 has been the first year since I became of ‘working age’ in which I haven’t done any paid work. There are, of course, numerous reasons for this. My own health is fragile, but my wife and son’s support needs...
Dec 8, 2024 | The Main Blog
I am not what you would call a ‘people person’. I struggle in various social situations; I have lost count of the number of times I said ‘the wrong thing’, talked over others or interrupted because a contribution to the conversation popped into my head and needed to...
Nov 20, 2024 | Family Matters, The Main Blog
I’m not usually a fan of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! but I’m making an exception at the moment. My wife and eldest daughter enjoy the show, so it was thanks to them that I saw the extraordinary footage of Barry McGuigan talking to his campmates about the loss...
Mar 25, 2024 | The Main Blog
I wrote the piece below at about 4:30am one morning in October 2023, with no plans to do anything with it. I was ‘venting’ and trying to regulate my emotions whilst staying awake. But then my wife and I met with our son’s Social Worker and SENCO; I...
Dec 21, 2023 | The Main Blog
Christmas is only a few days away, so for my final blog of 2023 I wanted to reflect on my relationship with the festive season, especially in the context of life as an (originally undiagnosed) autistic person. Many autistics thrive at this time of year, but for others...
