As an Autistic person, meltdowns, sensory overloads and shutdowns can be physically and mentally exhausting. Even at 27 years old, I struggle daily to process the confusing, overstimulating world around me. I have my strategies and tools. From noise cancelling aids such as Loop Earplugs, sensory breaks to regulate my anxieties, to fidget toys…. Stimagz are […]
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My 2022: New Job, Sparkles & Becoming a Bridesmaid!
Happy New Year! I hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! I’ve been quiet on my blog recently due to life being hectic and experiencing a bit of a writers block… but I am back and ready to write more blogs and fill you in on my crazy 2022! Back in […]
Autism and Ketchup!
As an Autistic person, I struggle with food. I struggle with textures, taste and still find it difficult to try new meals and snacks. I found this more challenging when I was a child. My daily food intake at one point in my life consisted of jam rolls and turkey dinosaurs with potato smiley faces! […]
New Years Eve Shutdown
As an Autistic person, I struggle to understand and process the world around me. This can be confusing, overwhelming and overstimulating, causing high levels of anxiety. Which can then lead to Meltdowns, Shutdowns, Sensory Overloads and Autistic Burnout. At the age of twenty five, I still have Meltdowns, Shutdowns, Sensory Overloads and Autistic Burnout. I’ve […]
Amsterdam 2021🇳🇱
I thought I would write a blog post about my trip to Amsterdam back late November this year! For a long time, I had wanted to go and explore the city. To look at the beautiful architecture, visit the art and history museums and to learn the history of the city, especially about WW2. But […]
Christmas Tips for Autistic Folk!
Christmas. It brings thousands of people joy and excitement every year. But for a lot of Autistic people, the most wonderful time of the year can be extremely difficult. From the Christmas decorations, smells, presents, bright lights, the busy gatherings and the change in routine.. it’s overwhelming! I have a love/hate relationship with Christmas. It […]
New Job & New Beginnings! ❤️
It’s been a long time since I’ve written a chatty, catch up post! I’m actually really excited and feel ready to start writing again…. But before I start! If you are reading this and struggle recognising when you need to drink, go and get yourself your favourite beverage and hydrate yourself!! I’m out of routine […]
The 2p Scenario
Autistic people can take figures of speech, jokes or even conversations quite literally. For example, when I was younger I was given twelve strawberries. I didn’t want to eat all of them so my teaching assistant at the time told me to “Just eat half of them”. Most people would have just eaten six and […]
Can You Hear What I Hear?
The world can be a loud place for an Autistic person. The noises we hear can frighten and overwhelm us. Most people think we get effected by the big, sudden sounds which of course do upset us. But we can also get overwhelmed by noises that others don’t pick up on or can’t hear at […]
In a Pickle!
Dearest Reader, Before I start, I would just like to say a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who read, liked, shared and especially commented on my last post. The amount of words I received was overwhelmingly lovely and honestly, made me very emotional! I’m still speechless! I hope your well and […]