If you live in my native Australia, you may have heard the soft Brogue voice of Dr. Norman Swan talking about bowel cancer screening programs by the Lions, which involve you taking part of a sample and sending it away for a faecal blood occult test. Other countries around the…

The memory is still with me. It was Sunday, December 15, 1991, and quite a hot day. I was about to turn 17. I had done some things for my parents and in the afternoon, my mother gave me a haircut and I had a shave and shower and wanted…

I was reading a story by a fellow autistic about how his son five year old son pressed himself up against a small girl, because he was overstimulated and the small girl cried. My fellow autistic wanted to take his son down to the police station and have the police…

Last Christmas, my sister-in-law mentioned loneliness and I told her that I didn’t really get lonely, as I have my tribe (my autistic tribe). She said, “But I’m talking about your biological family.” For some people, the loss of their grandparents means they see less of their extended family, but…

A friend of mine wrote about how their experience at school caused them to have a meltdown because a teacher asked a question about what makes a good friend, and it brought back to me my experiences in Year Five at school with a teacher who should have applied for…

Something wasn’t right with me but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. I had recently turned 16, and I would wake up feeling nauseous and would vomit at certain times. …

As the clock strikes twelve tonight, the month of April comes to an end. With it, comes an end to Autism Awareness Month. Tonight, I was blocked by a man with an autistic son, and I say, “Okay, sometimes friendships aren’t meant to last as you see that you don’t…

The white hearse drew up at the brick chapel in the cemetery grounds. In the rear was a pine coffin containing the body of the man whose life would be celebrated by his family. …

Due to my history of sexual abuse, I am extremely reluctant and reticent to trust male health professionals. Of late, however, I have had to have Rapid Antigen Tests before receiving my infusions as a patient at the Day Infusion Centre. There is a small group of nurses who do…