I do not write from an academic position or as a self-proclaimed expert. I write as someone who is living with the loss I can almost not acknowledge. He’s away somewhere. He’s busy. I cannot call him to tell him of any triumphs or how I told one of my managers that I could seeContinue reading “The Autistic Grief Process”
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Hiding in plain sight
Today is the day I need to disassociate to manage. I need time in my head for discourse and reflection, for thoughts to be free to astralplane across continents and seas.
I shall use my invisibility for good, not evil.
Groups – Think about yourself as an observer in the first instance to manage the anxiety, especially with new people, but it’s inevitable that you may not be able to connect to others in that group. Then, there’s the internal dialogue of analysing every interaction you had to sustain during the session, then that allContinue reading “I shall use my invisibility for good, not evil.”
Contextualising my Creative Practice (Act II)
If Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore could be themselves, why not me? It was here in Jersey I had a revelation. In fact I still have the postcard I bought in a small wooden frame everywhere I do creative work. It’s here with me now. It was to remind me that a person such asContinue reading “Contextualising my Creative Practice (Act II)”
Contextualising my Creative Practice (Act I)
About ‘Paper People’
Why Black and White?
Short film about why I use black and white as a filter in the videos. (6.12 mins)
Creative Connections and Conundrums
‘You are all over the place Jill’ I say to myself frustratingly. My ideas on what to write include so many facets which in turn create more and more connections to explore. Sorry, not Sorry. So, I NEED my creative self to speak my words that no one has heard. Otherwise I am unable toContinue reading “Creative Connections and Conundrums”
Autistic Burnout
“Have you heard of autistic burnout?” Asks my lovely neighbour over the fence. Her son is autistic and she has known me for 7 years and her late father was my Lockdown buddy last year. I hadn’t heard of it, no, but after the week I’ve had (and it’s only Wednesday) where I’ve not hadContinue reading “Autistic Burnout”
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.”
Neurodiversity and accessibility in creative practice.
When researching neurodiversity and art, the subject of access to funding came up for me. The application for funding documents a process that is often very challenging for the neurodiverse creative. Laura Dobbs, in her blog https://rachel.we-are-low-profile.com/blog/ July 2016) talks about how she has often helped neurodiverse artists navigate the funding portal Grantium for theContinue reading “Neurodiversity and accessibility in creative practice.”
Exploration of Life as a Neurodiverse Creative 