"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
In the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Juliet suggests that it does not matter that Romeo is a Montague, from her rival's house of Montague. Here, the surname means very little to her, but it is the worth of the individual that counts.
This is noble stuff. Touching. And naive. Names and language have power.
Something I got really into during my Political Science and International...
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Friday, 20 January 2017
How I was triggered by pasta
At one of the sites I work at, I have a little lunch time routine.
I quite like pasta and I am blessed to work at a place where the food is generally good. The pasta on offer has some proper decent sauces that extend beyond the usual tomato and basil. They appear to be made on site by a bloke who at least seems to be a proper chef rather than a 'microwave operator'. And the pasta itself isn't mush.
So anyway, part of my routine is to get my food...
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Does autism even exist!?
Here's an extremely contentious view to start off with but I am wondering if autism does exist, after some of the reading I have been doing for a PGCert in Autism and Asperger Syndrome with Sheffield Hallam University and the National Autistic Society.
Let me clarify because it is a position that could offend.
I am not suggesting that the symptoms, behaviours or difficulties do not exist and I am not denying my own sensory overload issues! These...
