Square Peggy

Okay, I'll be honest and tell you there's nothing about anarchy in this post, I just got bored of the boring stuff. Unless I decide ...

And here's another one - thank you executive dysfunction! I've waffled about executive function before so I won't explain it now...

Most autistic people live with frequent to constant anxiety at some level. For some it is relatively mild and/or manageable; for others, inc...

My PIP review form came this week. That's not what this post is about, but it does mean that at least this little incident served some p...

What a great opportunity to practise coping skills... A surprise day. I'll refrain from my oft-used phrase of "it's all wrong...

In a similar vein to my recent post Difficult ≠ Disaster , I have been practising challenging my tendency to black and white thinking.  Last...

Another day, another sensory-being mindful walk. I don't get these so often now - my sensory-being* is usually shared, which is wonderfu...

Aside from language, I of course receive sensory information through a fine mesh. In fact perhaps this should have been Part I because the s...

I experience the world through a finer mesh than average. Perhaps that is a large part of what being autistic means to me. Mr Peggy and I of...

Another one I thought I'd written about but can't track down so maybe I've only mentioned in passing. When you think of non-verb...

For somebody who is quite sensory-aware, naturally mindful and pays attention to what their body is telling them, I am remarkably useless wh...

Skills I have used this week, in no particular order. Some of them are old faithfuls, some are new trials or discoveries, and some I have in...

I was so overwhelmed that it took me half an hour to work out that that was why I didn't feel quite as all right as I had been doing. Cl...

I'm pretty sure when I went for a gallop after a heavy therapy session this afternoon that I raised some eyebrows.  Sometimes I have to ...

I have been glad this week that I am aware of my sensory world and how it interacts with my wellbeing. It is helpful that I have practised p...

Checking for something on my GP record I came across the report from my recent psychiatrist review. I'm not normally under a psychiatris...

As I lie in bed trying to sleep, knowing I will be wakened in a few hours, I can't help my mind taking me back to another night two year...

Note to self: be less crazy. I've developed a habit when distressed of repeating a short calming phrase to myself and Baby Peggy. It...

There is a fundamental change when you first become a new parent. Your house becomes a different kind of house, and you become a different k...