Routine

Lauren

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My autism whiteboard

This whiteboard helps make my life easier. Earlier this year, I was diagnosed as autistic. I have since discovered a lot of very...

Lauren

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Ask an expert: Parenting, autistically

We were lucky enough to have Natalie back for another interview, this time to answer parenting-related questions submitted by our...

Lauren

4 min read

Learning to lean on “special interests” after my autism diagnosis

"You didn’t have obsessions, you just really liked maths…” This is something my parents said to me when I first talked to them about...

Lauren

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Five things that help me handle change

Change is hard. There is no getting around it. Autistic brains are, amongst other things, hard-wired for structure and order....

Lauren

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Seven things that help me handle my schedule

My struggle with routines, change, and unpredictability is probably my most obvious autism-related issue to friends and family. Autistic...

Lauren

4 min read

Autism on the train

Six things that help me while travelling As I write this, I am sitting alone on a train to Amsterdam. The first “big” journey I’ve done...