If you have some time on your hands, I heartedly recommend doing contributing to the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme. So far I've spotted 2 hedgehogs, leaping squirrels, sleeping cows and curious birds. And one pooing fox. ptes.org/campaigns/he...

Bottom-up thinking is a process of taking in the details, and building up from there. Making the connections between information. Pulling out the important details. I’ve always been good at synthesising information - and now I understand why!

As per Temple Grandin quote:

#autistic #autism

It’s often hard to explain how I feel (thanks interoception) but this critter popped up while watching Astrid et Raphaelle (fab crime show) and I feel seen.

#audhd #autisticburnout #neurodivgent

12 dips of Christmas challenge? Completed it mate.

It was a brrrrilliant 5 degrees in the river today. But worth it to raise some monies for a worthy cause. For all cancers - past, present and future. If you would like to make a donation, please do 🙏🏻 fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/team/chill-s...

WHO have a good ‘summary’ infographic about the pathways and impacts cdn.who.int/media/images...

Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘Talking to Strangers’ highlights why the world can be dangerous for neurodivergents, especially autistics. Eye contact. Fidgeting. Tone of voice. Truthfulness. Literal thinking. Hidden social meanings and rules.

I admire your purchase. Very similar to this, which I couldn’t resist, from Vinted. (Gosh - hire challenging to describe in alt-text)

A little craftivism banner I made a few years ago.

Hard relate.

Social interactions are bidirectional; understanding another neurotypes' social interactions is not just the responsibility of autistic people.

This #WorldChildrensDay lets prioritise safeguarding their futures, too. We know future generations will experience the worst of the climate-related harms.

The choices and actions we make today to prevent and adapt, will help reduce these inter-generational inequalities.

One brownie bite per child tucked up in bed* - yes, that feels reasonable.**

*child in their room will suffice. I’m a parent, not a miracle worker.

**why are these tasks so blooming exhausting? Gah.

New profile picture: Fumi Yanagimoto. Dog.2023.

Frosty start in Yorkshire this morning.

Advice and guidance for health and care folk in the message below…

Happy birthday to my first adopted child. Laika is 11 years old today (which the internet reliably informs me = ~mid-60s in human years.) May your day will filled with food, cuddles, and opportunities to assert that our garden is absolutely definitely yours. Woof!

Great tool to explain inter-generational inequalities from #climatechange