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Brilliant Birthday

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Today is my 27th Birthday and i have had a really amazing day with my friends. For those keeping track, i moved to a new home a few weeks ago and things are starting to settle. The new home is helping a ton.

How we are managing the transition to paid support

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I’m taking this week off from BBC work in order to free up energy for another transition. This week will hopefully be the first week where i spend more time looked after by paid support than by my friends.

This is a milestone for my transition to independence, or at least, my transition to autonomy.

Making my house my home

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"Make your house your home" was a slogan used by one of the UK DIY stores for ages. I think its a really good topic as its something of a process and since moving, its a process i have been going through. So here is my spaced out take on making my flat feel like my home.

All about being spaced out (aka derp)

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Something i have been asked a few times is to explain what i mean by spaced out. Or as we often call it, “the Derp”. So thats the aim of this post.

Hedgehog model of autism

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I’m still figuring out my identity a bit. So here’s a bash at a model of my Autism based on age & hedgehogs.

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