Suicide Prevention – World Mental Health Day 2019

Suicide Prevention – World Mental Health Day 2019

As a mental health warrior (or Stigma Buster as someone called me last year), I cannot let World Mental Health Day 2019 go by without writing a blog. The theme this year is suicide prevention so that’s what I want to talk about. Anyone who knows me even...
What does autism look like?

What does autism look like?

A not uncommon response when I tell people I have an autistic child is: “Really? She doesn’t look autistic.” This sort of remark tends to infuriate the parents of children on the spectrum, but it’s sort of a fair point. It just illustrates how little most people know...