Blog Archive

All of the blog posts, neatly arrange by year and category… neat

Archive of: support

"Your Bleeding From your Head..."

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The last few weeks have been very intense. This post tells the story of my recent trip to A&E.

Little achievements

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Often its the little things which make the biggest difference to day to day life. In the last few weeks i have had a series of small achievements, so i wanted to share them here and give some context on why they are more meaningful than they appear.

Developing an autistic Identity.

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In the last two years i have had to develop a true "autistic" identity. This post looks at the main lessons i have learnt along the way.

PIP assessment

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My Support Network.

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As we get towards the end of 2016 i wanted to document my support network now and also write a bit about the changes which are coming in 2017.

New support plan going well.

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A post looking at the achievements i have made this week and why i think they were possible. Also a look at some of the changes which are coming up.

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.

A good week.

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A really positive week to relax and recharge. Positive noises from social service (after a trip to anxiety hell!) and an interesting experiment.

Morning Support.

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This week I am running an experiment. Here’s the details with some background on why and what we hope to achieve.

Paying for Supoort.

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One of the big changes for 2015 was that I started buying in support for myself. We call them babysitters ;) it’s slightly tongue in cheek. Worryingly accurate!

A big update! (Health, Getting Out & Support Changes)

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A series of updates on my health, my progress and how my support structure is evolving.

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