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    My Autistic Birthday- One Year of Being The Real Me
    Laura Crowley
    • Jan 1
    • 6 min

    My Autistic Birthday- One Year of Being The Real Me

    It has been just over a year since I wrote my blog post about my diagnosis and told everyone about my neurological difference. I sat this...
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    Silencing the bitch for future generations
    connectautismconsu
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 7 min

    Silencing the bitch for future generations

    According to Oxford languages, bitching is the action or practice of making spitefully critical comments. From a young age, we see...
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    Those who cannot do, teach.
    connectautismconsu
    • Dec 12, 2020
    • 6 min

    Those who cannot do, teach.

    The most difficult thing for me has been reconciling all that I am, with all that I know.
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    Friendships; Promoting Strength and Avoiding "Passing Eras"
    connectautismconsu
    • Nov 14, 2020
    • 6 min

    Friendships; Promoting Strength and Avoiding "Passing Eras"

    When we think back, we can all probably identify the first friend we ever had. If you are lucky enough to still be connected to that...
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    Masking in Autistic Women; The Ultimate Performance
    connectautismconsu
    • Oct 17, 2020
    • 5 min

    Masking in Autistic Women; The Ultimate Performance

    Rita Hayworth famously said, “Every man I knew went to bed with Gilda and woke up with me”, in reference to her famous character in the...
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    The Hidden Costs of Covid
    connectautismconsu
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 6 min

    The Hidden Costs of Covid

    As we emerge from fourteen long weeks in lockdown, we are all counting the costs of this essential isolation. Whether this is finance,...
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    Is social skills training actually a lesson in masking?
    connectautismconsu
    • May 4, 2020
    • 7 min

    Is social skills training actually a lesson in masking?

    I have been interested in social skills training for as many years as I can remember. I have poured over research, read articles and...
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    Ready, Steady...... Go! Preparation for Primary School
    connectautismconsu
    • Jun 7, 2018
    • 11 min

    Ready, Steady...... Go! Preparation for Primary School

    Although your child/pupil has probably attended a pre-school for the last couple of years, induction into primary school will be a very...
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    Mummy Guilt- Are we driving ASD Mum's back to the 50's?
    connectautismconsu
    • Apr 2, 2018
    • 6 min

    Mummy Guilt- Are we driving ASD Mum's back to the 50's?

    Since becoming a Mum ten months ago, my life has revolved around baby, but I can't help but feel I gave birth to twins on that day. One a...
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    The Alien in the Room
    Laura Crowley
    • Feb 22, 2018
    • 4 min

    The Alien in the Room

    An "alien" is defined as "a hypothetical or fictional being from another planet", and this analogy has often been used to describe how...
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    Diagnosis- The Double Edged Sword
    Laura Crowley
    • Jan 23, 2018
    • 5 min

    Diagnosis- The Double Edged Sword

    In the current move towards recognition of neurodiversity, diagnosis can almost be seen as a dirty word. Why put a label on something...
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