Dear Jill This missive offers a conclusion to your journey , although it is not an end at all. This is a summary and a reflection of how you arrived to the point you are at now. Your compass fluctuates but now you see where each direction leads to and to who. A genre ofContinue reading “The Visionary Photographer?”
Category Archives: accessibility
Project – Hidden
The visual explorations and past encounters with brick walls. The social model of disability states that our environments disable us by not being accessible. New catchphrase… Remember- It takes more than a ramp to make a place ‘accessible’
Contextualising my Creative Practice (Prologue)
Where I fit in has always been a question without any answers and it’s something that has presented as a need to seek role models, or inspirers to give some, if not all, of my work context. From the early days of looking at others, mostly in films and television programmes, I sought to findContinue reading “Contextualising my Creative Practice (Prologue)”
Moving forward
I want to look at some of the strengths and advantages of the being autistic. I say autistic rather than neurodiverse because that is my lived experience. The term neurodiverse encompasses a wide range of abilities that are different to neurotypical ways of thinking. In the paper by Livingston et al (2019), a study ofContinue reading “Moving forward”
The Autistic Pov
If you’re shut awayAre you hiding or captive?If there are unknown questionsTo demanded answersAre you silent or silenced? The navigation is that whichMust be made, without compass or sign.To not make the journey seems the easier pathAnd the walls can be built.But… If you’re shut awayAre you hiding or captive?If there are unknown questionsTo demandedContinue reading “The Autistic Pov”
The ‘What is your need?’ question
Is it enough to just type ‘Autism’ when told by the Arts Council email that the ‘participant’ (me) has to state what their need is when applying for money to pay someone to help me apply for an Arts Council ‘Developing Your Creative Practice‘ grant for round 11. Then it wants me to identify whatContinue reading “The ‘What is your need?’ question”
Recognising ‘blind spots’
I have several confessions. I find it quite funny really. For example, I didn’t understand how to leave school so I stayed on to do A levels then art foundation and a fine art degree. A teacher in the 80s said you should go to art college. Oh, ok says I. I confess I didn’tContinue reading “Recognising ‘blind spots’”
Understanding Terminology in Education
I have an experience of listening in school and lectures in university and colleges. The interpretations I glean from the dialogue amongst a group in educational and academic arenas can be a challenge but once I feel orientated and comfortable in the group I am able to ask specifically what is meant by a certainContinue reading “Understanding Terminology in Education”
Neurodiverse rather than Autistic.
Thank you Judy Singer for liberating me and creating a word with new positive connotations of a presentation that was once a ‘disorder’. Nah, I am not that individual who wants to fit in to unfittable space anymore, or has to become a chameleon to appear to communicate with apologies for not getting ‘it’, whateverContinue reading “Neurodiverse rather than Autistic.”
Let’s look at some of the issues.
Disclaimer time: All this is my view and may or may not reflect other’s experience as neurodiverse and is not the views of any organisation, or institution. Mental health & wellbeing is a hot topic of late, especially due to increased isolation in covid-19 times. As a person who has not noticed much of aContinue reading “Let’s look at some of the issues.”
Exploration of Life as a Neurodiverse Creative 