HJ Ellis - Finding the Balance between Autism and Life

Time is a funny thing, I've written before  about the passing of time and how it brings forward an odd sense of curiosity and anxiety. ...

I've been doing a lot of work recently on how to best support fellow autistics within the world of employment and social activities and ...

My 'Autism journey' started back in 2002 when I was a stubborn, hormonal, exam-stressed, self-centred 15 year old girl - which if yo...

I was asked to do a short speech at a celebratory event for the Royal College of GPs in light of the Autism clinical priority coming to an e...

This weekend has been a difficult one for me. A disappointing one because yet again I let my expectations get too high. It's hard to e...

I've talked about the concept of Autism Fatigue before but it's never been more obvious to me than when I have a period of time like...

On Monday 4th July the Westminster Autism Commission launched its first inquiry report 'A Spectrum of Obstacles' and I was privileg...

Sometimes its easy to get so caught up in life and all the pressures unfolding around you that you stop taking care of yourself and listenin...

I can often predict when tough days are coming but even then the level to which they affect me still surprises me each time. Sat in a fillin...

I've come to realise recently just how isolated my life had become from what it used to be; I spend the whole working day with the same ...

The trouble with doing anything really big and popular (like attending a Derby Day!) is that it's virtually guaranteed to cause a whole ...

One of the things I find hardest in the world is to say 'no' to something I really want to do when I know I just don't have the ...

My job is a bizarre mix of independent solo working within a very social-interaction based environment. This can be really quite draining so...