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7 years on
Me with Mum, just after I returned from Egypt in the summer of 2002. It’s now 7 years since my mum passed away, and I feel that the time...
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Aspie Trainers
Feb 13, 20183 min
Autism: a badge of honour, or a misunderstood way of being?
The past couple of days have seen autism come into the public eye once again. An article written by Damian Whitworth for The Times has...
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Aspie Trainers
Jan 16, 20185 min
All the signs were there, so why was I missed? Part 2
Last week, I outlined the possible reasons why my autism was overlooked in childhood. In this post, I will list the autistic signs I...
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Aspie Trainers
Jan 9, 20184 min
All the signs were there, so why was I missed? Part 1
As a child growing up, I displayed all the key signs of autism, yet the school called me “an enigma” and were confounded by my...
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Aspie Trainers
Dec 19, 20172 min
All I want for Christmas...
Apparently it's the most wonderful time of the year, but for many autistic individuals the Christmas season can be the opposite. Lots of...
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Aspie Trainers
Nov 7, 20175 min
Autism and Identity
There is a lot of stigma and misleading stereotypes surrounding autism. To name a few, that people with autism lack empathy, can’t be...
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Aspie Trainers
Sep 12, 20175 min
Interests: How they help me, and why they sometimes don't.
Autistic people often get very interested in particular subjects or activities, which take up a lot of their time. My interests include:...
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Aspie Trainers
Sep 5, 20172 min
Is it ice cream, or mashed potato?
Recently, there appears to have been a trend on food television programmes involving dishes which appear to be something which they are...
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Aspie Trainers
Sep 5, 20174 min
Low Self-Esteem
I grew up without a diagnosis. Consequently I had no explanation for why I struggled with making friends, doing my school work, knowing...
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Aspie Trainers
Sep 5, 20174 min
Starting from the middle
Knowing where to start To mark our first blog post, I thought it would be good to start from the beginning, that is, to write about my...
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Aspie Trainers
Apr 4, 20172 min
3 tips for working alongside autistic individuals
It's April, which means that #AutismAwarenessMonth is here again. Aspie Trainers are hoping to achieve more than #AutismAwareness,...
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