Wading through treacle

Thoughts on autism, inertia and catatonia

I recently heard about a video entitled 'How to be autistic' that won an art prize. The video is very moving to people who are moved by that sort of thing, and this young artist has really put herself out there, so if it's your sort of thing, or if you're just curious, as I was, you can support he...

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This relates to an earlier post Why I don't want to be part of the 'autistic activism' scene and the fallout from it.


What happened when I dared to criticise an autistic e
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For the context of this article, please see this accompanying post.

Disclaimer (that really shouldn't be necessary, but evidently is): Although I have been involved in Autscape for a long time, Autscape has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with this blog. I am neither a board member nor an...

I can't move. Everything is a massive effort. I sit and think and wish I could do something, and nothing happens. I am cold, but I can't cross the room to close the window. I would like to watch TV, but it's turned the wrong way so I can't see it and I can't turn it towards me. I want to play a game...