My 20s were full of love, laughter, crying, drama, fights, loses, wins, deal breakers, trips, transitions, graduations, decisions, heartbreaks, booze, dreams and so much more. Sometimes I wonder what your 20s would have been like if you were neurotypical. I wonder if we would still be a family, how close we would be and ifContinue reading “My hopes for you and me”
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Hear me roar (about autism): 2013-2014
I am saying goodbye to my 20s this year and will be fundraising for the Smile Project by Autism Support Famagusta. Smile is the first and only day care centre for adults with autism in Famagusta, Cyprus – and it hosts my brother. To donate please follow this link and use the hashtag #30smiles AfterContinue reading “Hear me roar (about autism): 2013-2014”
Then and now: 2010
I am saying goodbye to my 20s this year and to counteract the selfish need to reflect on the last decade I will be fundraising for the Smile Project by Autism Support Famagusta. Smile is the first and only day care centre for adults with autism in Famagusta, Cyprus. For more information: Smiling September ToContinue reading “Then and now: 2010”
Smiling September
I think September is a great month because it starts off the end of a calendar year. While it signals the end of summer, the beginning of autumn is the start of a new school year, the countdown to many widely celebrated holidays, apple pies, leaves turning all sorts of beautiful colours and in generalContinue reading “Smiling September”
April 2018: 2 new facts
In 2007, the Qatar representative to the UN, Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, put forward a UN General Assembly resolution, to create World Autism Awareness Day. This gave way to today, a day dedicated to raising awareness about ASD across the world. Numbers published by the World Health Organisation show that approxContinue reading “April 2018: 2 new facts”
5 questions about autism and how to ask them
‘There’s no such thing as a stupid question‘. I mean sure, when you are in education. But we all know there is such a thing, and we experience it every day. For example, when your tummy is rumbling and someone asks if you’re hungry. Or when you hit your knee/toe and someone asks if itContinue reading “5 questions about autism and how to ask them”
When Will We Learn?
I’m not going to write about the atrocity that was the US Election – here’s what i felt a year ago #Project324 Trump, Republicans and Disabilities, oh my. I’m going to write about hope, the future. I’m going to remind you that you can change things, that you need to be strong in the face ofContinue reading “When Will We Learn?”
The end of Chapter 3
Earlier this week I found out that i have finally passed my Legal Practice Course; an LPC is the vocational stage of training to be a solicitor that must be taken after completing a law degree and before practicing. This means that after 8 years of being a law student, I am done. I was tryingContinue reading “The end of Chapter 3”
School bells
Memories. I have recently become more aware of the fact that i have blocked large chunks of my childhood and school life from my memory. There are things I don’t want to remember so at some point in my adult life i decided to put all those years in a black box and bury itContinue reading “School bells”
Summery Blue Balloons
A couple of posts ago I gave you a glimpse into my version of the world of Silver Linings: Silver Linings is a world we have created. In my head, it has very high ceilings and no stairs, or chairs or anything you can climb on. The silver linings are like balloons that deflate just aContinue reading “Summery Blue Balloons”
Just a boy 