Autistic and Living the Dream

Category: Accessibility

  • Trans and Autistic: supporting gender diverse Autistic students

    Trans and Autistic: supporting gender diverse Autistic students

    Living at the intersection of trans and Autistic identities is a unique and insightful experience, however many of us who occupy this space have difficulty in gaining support within educational settings. Many of us find it difficult to find teaching staff who are both knowledgeable about, and affirming to, Autistic and transgender experiences. Those who…

  • Trans and Autistic: Where do I belong?

    Trans and Autistic: Where do I belong?

    Group membership and a sense of belonging can improve the physical and emotional wellbeing of gender diverse Autistic people. However, there remains real risks of transphobia within queer spaces. At the 2018 London Pride march which was infiltrated by a small group of anti-trans protesters. These protesters made disparaging remarks about transwomen and shared literature…

  • Technological capitalism trundles on

    Technological capitalism trundles on

    I’ve now been asked to make a profile / have an app for my dentist, GP and Pharmacy. I don’t understand how to do this and I don’t want to. I used to have a GP online portal thing and then it changed and I got locked out. Back to phoning my GP 82 times…

  • The price of ‘functioning’

    The price of ‘functioning’

    To most people I would appear to be a well ‘functioning’ human being – I work, have a home, am studying a post graduate degree and I’m a parent. I appear to have my shit together but often, under the surface, this couldn’t be further from the truth. I am incredibly privileged to be able…

  • Schools Bill MP letter / email template

    Schools Bill MP letter / email template

    I have created this template for people to use in whatever way you think will be helpful, including sharing with your local MP. Don’t know your MP? Find them here. Dear _____ I have some major concerns over the proposed Schools Bill, as the bill shall: 1. Make it more difficult for home educators to…

  • The Schools Bill – making education harder for Disabled children

    The proposed Schools Bill (UK) has so many red flags! If it becomes law it will affect every parent / carers rights long term. Under the new bill, if you decide to home educate, you will need to obtain consent from the school your child is registered at. You may then get local authority staff…

  • Alt text and screen readers

    Alt text and screen readers

    Lots of different people use screen readers to translate and process text and images on screens (mostly visually impaired and blind people but also dyslexic people. I use one as I have trouble reading long text on screens). Emojis Many of these screen readers can translate emojis, but some older ones cannot. There can also…