Disabled Jesus, part 2b Disability as Identity: Wholeness Part 2 I have already mentioned that I have been prayed over to cast out an anger demon. I now understand that I am autistic and have meltdowns for complex reasons, mostly sensory ones like sudden loud noises and bright lights. These meltdowns are not anger, but …
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Disabled Jesus, part 2a Perfection is Not Able-Bodiedness: Wholeness part 1 The first four posts of this series were a general introduction and three posts on God's solidarity with us in the sufferings of Jesus Christ. Now I'm moving on to the second part: Wholeness. 10 But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am …
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What's new in Autism? February 2026 Celebrity Ambassadors Brit Award-nominated singer Cat Burns is a new Celebrity Ambassador to the National Autistic Society (NAS) in the UK, following her appearance on reality show The Celebrity Traitors in the last year, where she reached the final. The NAS has several Celebrity Ambassadors, an important position, as …
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Autism in a TV drama I reviewed the first series of Patience last year. This year she is back, I watched the final episode last night, with eight episodes in the second series, rather than the six of series one. Most of the regulars are back, too; the most obvious is one of the main …
Media Watch On Thursday, 18th December, the Mental Health Bill 2025 received Royal Assent and is about to become law. This has been well received by the NHS, the Royal College of Nursing and the National Autistic Society. "It is a change long in the making," says Tim Nicholls, former Assistant Director of Policy, Research, …
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Am I a Christian autistic or an autistic Christian? My blog has two main topics: Christianity and autism. I sometimes relate my autism to the Bible because my thinking is different. When I come up with ideas and connections or focus on something, my thoughts often differ from those of non-autistic people, especially when it …
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Shall I Compare Thee to a Daffodil? I dwell in possibility, not rules,Where beetles talk and teacups hum with light.My thoughts wear hats and dance through dreams at night,Unbothered by the ticking clocks of schools.I hear in colours, swim in silent pools,Where daffodils recite their own delight,The sun composes verses out of spiteFor rigid minds …
Guardian articles - Older autistics Media Watch- Autism in the news Middle-aged and older autistic individuals require improved support. An article in The Guardian published in August 2025 states that 90% of autistic people over 50 are undiagnosed. I'm one of them. A review of autism and ageing in the UK found that many people …
A series of catastrophic failures Media Watch - Autism in the news This post discusses verbal abuse. If this may upset you, please don't read further. Gregg Wallace, the former MasterChef presenter, has been let go from the show after 50 new allegations were reported on the BBC website on July 8. Out of 83 …
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A Good Day for Sport and Autism Lucy Bronze and Jonathan Vaughters Lucy Bronze, a player on the England Women's Football team (the Lionesses), is autistic. She was diagnosed with autism and ADHD in 2021, but she and her mother had suspected it for a long time. I have a dilemma this afternoon, Sunday, 27th …
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Making an ass of myself 