HJ Ellis - Finding the Balance between Autism and Life

I've been reading a lot of articles recently about the season length and injury attrition, and its got me thinking about just why I agre...

There was a lot said about this fixture when it was first announced, mostly negative and critical. And yes, the crowd was a bit thin on the ...

I dont know what deity I pissed off recently to deserve a day like today! My day started smoothly, I woke in the Park Inn hotel near Heath...

There are many things in life that can cause sensory overloads for autistic people and a fair number of them get stereotyped in the media - ...

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've been thinking a lot lately about the conundrum of when to continue trying for something unlikely and when to cut your loses and giv...

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...

School has started back for a new academic year and the rugby season has kicked off! I am so happy it's ridiculous. My life can retu...

I find it really difficult when I have to rely on other people in order for me to be able to do something; be that having to wait for author...

Its 11pm on Thursday 23rd June 2016, the EU Referendum polls have been closed for an hour now and counting is happening in earnest around th...

There's a big issue in life with being on time for things; as a species we are more dominated by time constraints than any of our fellow...

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...

A large problem I face regularly with being autistic is that people can tell when I'm not happy with something I've been asked to do...

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

I have a strange relationship with public transport, probably born out of the conflicting nature of my autism and my upbringing in East Lond...

We had a fire drill at 12.20pm today. This was a rearranged one from last week - I had been told the original date/time and left the buil...

What a week. Its been Schools Autism Awareness Week for the past 5 days and I wish I could say I've seen much evidence of it but it se...

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 ...