What does an autistic person have in common with the Wicked Witch of the West? They both melt down when exposed to stimuli they can’t...

An autistic person takes things literally. A kleptomaniac takes things. Literally.     “It’s raining cats and dogs!” It’s not though, is...

They say the eyes are the window to the soul, don’t they? (They? Who’s “they”, Rach?) Well, I’m not sure who got there first but the folk...

Ah yes. The battle cry of the intolerant and uneducated. “We didn’t have autism in MY day!!”   In this sentence, uttered smugly and/or...

It’s a well-known fact that autism can bring with it what we now diplomatically call “sensory issues”. As the name suggests, that’s when...

My career as a Really Rubbish Baby began literally the minute I was born. It was 7:02 pm and my dad complained he’d missed opening time...

So – fast forward (or at least slowly plod forward) to around 12 months after the conversation with my GP. I was told that “the next...

I think this speaks for itself really, don’t you?” said my GP, kindly. What he was referring to was a large file I’d placed into his...

Hi. I’m Rach. I’m a music teacher, mum of a wonderful son, singer, thespian, geeky game enthusiast, lover of Burlesque, speaker of...