There's a J In there… Somewhere!
A blog about all sorts of things!
Category: Uncategorized
-
What does unmasking look like?
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: What does unmasking look like?Given that we’re living through a pandemic, when most people hear the term ‘masking’, they think about wearing face masks. They think that ‘unmasking’ is taking those masks off. When it comes to AuDHD masking, it’s a different beast. When I talk about masking in this context, it’s something that a lot of us do…
-
I am not OK…
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: I am not OK…You know how it is, you catch up with someone and are greeted with ‘How are you?’. This question is usually met with the expected answer ‘I’m fine’. I have said this for so long, sometimes I even believe it. But the truth is that I’m not fine, not even a little bit. And I…
-
Autistic & ADHD Books
Continue Reading: Autistic & ADHD BooksI find that books help me to understand the world. One of the first things I did when I got my diagnosis was to hit the library & read some books. These books focus on stories and characters that are autistic and/or ADHD. I know there are many other things that fall under the neurodivergent…
-
‘Revenge’ Bedtime Procrastination & why I don’t like that term
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: ‘Revenge’ Bedtime Procrastination & why I don’t like that termOver the last few years, I have seen a lot of memes and comments about ‘revenge bedtime procrastination’. This refers to a decision to delay going to sleep in response to a lack of control during the day so they can do activities they don’t normally do during the day. Often this is applied to…
-
Impressions of Autism Growing Up
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Impressions of Autism Growing UpWhen I was younger, my first exposure to autism was a book. The October Child by Eleanor Spence was the CBCA winner in 1977, the year I was born. My birthday was in October. So I picked it up to read. This featured a family with a child with autism. The view I had of autism was…
-
Introducing Womby
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Introducing WombyGrowing up, I loved teddy bears. They were great to cuddle and I had a half hearted collection for a while. When we were in Nepal, all I wanted was a teddy bear, and I got one in the missionary barrels. Even as a teen and young adult, teddy bears were among my favourite things.…
-
Where is my oxygen mask?
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Where is my oxygen mask?As parents and carers, we’re often given the analogy of being in an emergency on an airplane and putting on our own oxygen mask before we put the mask on our child. This is told to us so that we practice ‘self care’, or looking after ourselves first as we can’t be effective carers or…
-
Creating writing prompts
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Creating writing promptsOne thing I love doing is creating fun writing activities to inspire people to have fun with writing and let their imaginations soar. This started about 10 years ago when my local library asked me to run a regular writing group for teens. Instead of teaching people ‘how’ to write, I create a fun activity…
-
I was a Guide
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: I was a GuideI have been looking through some old blog posts from a blog that no longer exists and I found a post from June 18 2005 talking about attending the Great Guide Reunion with my mum. I spoke with Senator Kay Patterson and she encouraged me to speak about my guiding journey. So here goes. I…
-
We need to see diverse names
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: We need to see diverse namesThere is a push for people, especially in children’s literature, for diverse books. Most of this is about seeing characters with different skin colours, however diversity is much more than that. One thing we all need to see is diverse names. Many of us with names that are a bit more unusual, usually from different…