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Blog entries by Chris Russell
It's that time of year again, and I had hoped to have something heartwarming, insightful and completely out of character for a logic loving, systematic, no-nonsense Aspie, to share with you all. My Christmas tree is still up, so I've thrown in some Dickens, and have sprinkled it with a...
I suppose seven days is enough time to tell if one has made a terrible decision in leaving one job and starting another, wouldn't you agree? Time enough to feel the familiar lick of flame as you realise you have inadvertently left the frying pan for the fire, or to realise that the grass, did...
I was reading an excerpt from a zoological textbook the other day about the reactions of different types of amoeba to stimulus. (Yes - this is the sort of thing you will find in my web surfing history. Shut up.) It seems that amoeba, generally, rarely move because of a positive stimulus...
I gave Karma a prod in my last post and bemoaned the consequences, but it turns out my little stash of validity has been looking after itself very well thank you, while my confidence has taken a dive.
Not long after sending my email withdrawing from the application process, I received an email...
What an odd title I have chosen for this post... (Regardless of my being a huge Radiohead fan.) And yet I can think of nothing better to encompass the feelings I have at recent events. Perhaps this is the first sign of my sense of my newfound validity starting to fracture... (I wouldn't be...
As I sit here, towards the end of a busy, full day of cover at my local secondary school, wondering how long the Epi Pen training will take and if my son will make a big fuss about his guitar practice tonight, I realise that things have found their way back to a kind of normality.
I have missed...
Things have apparently been going too well. My blissful transition from anxiety-wracked nerdy under-achiever to contented, thankful, hopeful individual has been rudely sidetracked by something known as Chronic Migraine. This insidious and little understood condition is extremely distressing...
So, has the bubble burst? Has my new-found validity run out of steam? Met its match? Died a death? The answer is most assuredly: No.
Indeed, I have put it to the test. I have thrown everything I can think of at it: There have been social events, stressful health issues, concerns about the...
I have been struggling with the task of adequately describing the sea change that has occurred in my life - to verbalise the subtle, yet profoundly positive shift that has occurred in the relationship I have cultivated with my husband for 30 years. I have considered and rejected numerous...
I have lived for many years with the unshakable and certain knowledge that I was alone. That no-one would ever truly understand my world, my experience, my truth. For two weeks now, I have been rather off balance - my certainty has disappeared and normality has yet to return, because return it...
I think I must have heard every possible incarnation of the phrase: "There is light at the end of the tunnel" over the last 40 years or so. From concerned family members to well-meaning therapists, the all encompassing message that persistence reaps a happy ending is a stalwart of the...
I marvel at the English language. I am struck by the bizarre spelling and the grammatical and usage rules that are routinely broken. I admire the exclusivity of 'good grammar', and I especially appreciate the rich variety of descriptive vocabulary and multiple meanings of many of them; often...
I find myself in a difficult, yet familiar position. I need to find another job. My current role is fast becoming untenable, and the situation shows no sign of improving... despite my efforts. I have been in this position many times: That moment of recognition... I cannot change the opinion...
My world is changing. I suppose this simple statement is open to many different interpretations but, I assure you, my world has never shown any signs of changing in the most important way. Until now.
I speak of the gradual unveiling of the NT world that is accompanying my deepening foray into...
I am currently writing a book. This is a collaboration with my son who's just turned eleven. It's the most recent in a long series of collaborations with him on a number of different projects - most of them, unplanned. For years, he has drawn fantastical beasts and regaled me with tales from...
I am often told that I am talented. I am aware that this is meant as a compliment, but I struggle with the concept of compliments. I am aware that the 'normal' response to a compliment (apart from acknowledgement and reciprocation) is to 'feel good about oneself.' I understand that this is...
I have, in the past, been guilty of disparaging comments about social media. I have poured buckets of vitriol on what I saw as the enemies of Tim Berners-Lee's dream of the Internet - the voyeuristic and inflammatory nonsense, the sheer inaccuracy of so much of the content, the disproportionate...
I heard some excellent advice recently; this from someone who's judgement I have come trust in a remarkably short time. He said : "Surround yourself with kind people." This chimed with another piece of advice I read many years ago; a little snippet of wisdom from Ashleigh Brilliant: "Be kind...
When I explain to people that I have Aspergers, the response can be somewhat polarised. I am met either with a knowing smile and a slow nod, (as if this is mere confirmation of a long suspected fact) or with utter consternation and denial. However, both camps can easily be united in disbelief...
I was recently received a rather unexpected invitation from my old Art Club. I was asked if I'd like to come along and be judge for their Annual Art Exhibition. Oh, and by the way, if I could see my way to providing a short workshop on pastel work at a later date, then that would be lovely...