Naturally we include the obligatory autism reference to a piece of jigsaw puzzle!

Because obviously we're the forgotten about pieces of puzzle that go under the sofa yet without us, the jigsaw is incomplete.

Jigsaw
Because you know, its a website about autism so there's got to be the obligatory jigsaw reference!

Tuesday, 26 September 2017

'Autism-friendly' Northern Ireland town

So I stumbled on this news article about a town in Northern Ireland that is "autism-friendly": http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/health/northern-irelands-first-autism-friendly-12750728  My first reaction: What the hell?!  My second reaction: Oooh, is this a town where meaningful workplace reasonable adjustments occur under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (The Equality Act 2010 doesn't apply in NI)!! And....this is where...

Autistic and facing redundancy

I was going through a bit of a difficult situation earlier in the year: I was facing the threat of redundancy. Fortunately, I was redeployed into an alternative role which so far seems to be going well. However, there was a time of great anxiety and uncertainty. Of course, there is always the concern about having a lack of money but that's not something I want to address as its pretty much universal to most people in some form. I am thinking about...