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52 Weeks of One True Yes and One True No

For those interested in autism and alcohol, I talked about these in an interview for Club Soda.

What would I write about if I hadn't had all this STUFF to work through?

Fending off burnout. Again.

Late-diagnosed autistic women are having another moment

When Did I Learn to Stop Telling the Truth?

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Drugs and Autism: part II

How to Tell if You are a High-Functioning Alcoholic

My love of getting high was likely connected to autism, but what about my bad experiences?

The Real Cost of Your Drinking Isn’t Revealed Until Long After You Quit

The Relationship Between Autism and Self-doubt

What Adele’s Relationship with Booze Reveals About Our Drinking

How a Feelings Wheel Helps Me Overcome Alexithymia

Discussion: does alcohol help you survive/thrive in a world not designed for you?

Lesser-Known Reasons Why Some People Become Dependent on Alcohol

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Diagnosis is Synonymous with Self-understanding

Does Life Seem More Difficult Post-Diagosis?

Pausing Polite Robot While I Move House...

When Did You Get Your Diagnosis and How Did You Feel About It?

Is it Safe for Sober People to Drink Non-alcoholic Beer?

Packing Is Basically The Executive Functioning Olympics

How to not be an arsehole

3 Things People Said After the Sudden Death of My Dad that Actually Comforted Me

What the Spiky Profile of Autism Looks Like

Become an Alcoholic, Marry One or Both — the Fate of Children of Problem Drinkers?

Tips to Fend Off Autistic Burn Out

The Life-changing Magic of Learning to Accept Reality

How Therapy Fails Women With Autism

Two Surprising Discoveries in Sobriety That Might Have Kept Me Drinking

Autistic Women Understand Society's Insane Expectations of Women Better than Anyone

The 3 Negative Traits My Drinking Most Exacerbated

5 Steps to Overcome Autistic Inertia and Achieve Your Dreams

A Welsh Monk Helped Me Navigate My First Father’s Day Without My Dad

Emotional Literacy Is a Skill That Can Be Developed, and Here's Why It's Worth a Shot

How to Deal with Suicidal Thoughts in Recovery

Are Sleep Issues a Key Feature of Autism?

The Hardest Lesson I Had to Learn to Get Sober

Mapping the Connection Between Autism and Alcohol Abuse

I Was Diagnosed Autistic at 37 - This Is My Story

“It Felt Like Everyone Had Been Given an Instruction Manual Except Me.”

"If you’ve had to mask for a long time you might not be sure what is you and what is masking."

What are the best and worst responses to you disclosing your diagnosis?

What HBO’s The Flight Attendant Gets Right (and Wrong) About Alcohol Use Disorder

"But You Don't Look Autistic!" - the Best and Worst Reactions to Disclosing My Diagnosis

Holly Smale, author of Geek Girl and late-diagnosed Autistic is on Woman's Hour rn!

If I Were Getting Sober Today, Here’s What I’d Do Differently

If I Were Getting Sober Today, Here’s What I’d Do Differently

Why I Paid £700+ For A Private Diagnosis

What does it mean to 'unmask?' Is it worth the risk?

The Real Cost of Your Drinking Isn’t Revealed Until Long After You Quit

How to Stop Relying on Masking

What tips and tricks have you found to help with deficits in executive functioning?

4 Facts I Wish Everyone Knew About Drinking

What Executive Functioning Is and Why It Matters

What Is Masking and How Can We Stop?

Do You Ever Act Like a Polite Robot?

Alcohol Allowed Me to Hide My Autism (Even From Myself)

I thought I drank because I was socially anxious. At 37 I found out I'm actually autistic.

Why Is Early Sobriety So Boring?

Drinking too Much is a Logical Response to Being Alive in the '20s