edgyspirit.bsky.social
@edgyspirit.bsky.social
Here to indulge in special interests that currently include training for a Marathon, Rights of Way, #TTRPG / #DnD, 70's Rock, #dogs, being neurodivergent and see it or not #Disability. Have written my own user manual.
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Finley Rice, seven, said: “My parents have been working tirelessly to build me a brand as ‘child who has meltdowns’. It’s something I never would have thought to do myself, being seven.”
Autistic child’s career prospects “greatly improved” by parents posting meltdowns online
An autistic child has issued a statement thanking his parents for increasing his future employment prospects by constantly posting videos of his most vulnerable and private moments on the Internet.…
thedailytism.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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The right’s callous overdiagnosis bandwagon is rolling. Wes Streeting should not be on it | John Harris
The right’s callous overdiagnosis bandwagon is rolling. Wes Streeting should not be on it | John Harris
Thankfully, we now know more about conditions such as autism and ADHD. The health secretary must not be part of this attempt to turn back the clock, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Brits look aghast over the Pond at the antics of the US President and the #NoKings Demonstrations and think to ourselves
"Actually, we are better off with our King".
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I must be on the way to being an Old One.

Give me Cthulu tentacles.
Sabeen Bhatt, 45 but could easily pass for a youthful 40, made the discovery after a Gen Z autistic person gave her the label with the reverence and respect of a villager visiting the local crone for potions.

Help keep us in our old age: www.patreon.com/posts/136840...
September 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
No comment.
August 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Autism is a spectrum
August 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Autism is a spectrum
August 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
P&O and SeaFrance are in for it.
Government plans new offence to crack down on promoting Channel crossings online

Anyone who advertises Channel crossings or fake passports on social media could face up to five years in prison under new plans
www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
August 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Wednesday is with us again, so grab your family and friends and drag them out to buy a book! - Michael
July 23, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Ouch.

If you are/ were always the last kid to be picked for a sports team you could well be neurodivergent.
Sources have said that Noot is required make it to the other side of a large field while balancing an egg on a spoon in front of a sea of noisy observers, despite struggling to get his breakfast Cheerios to his mouth.
Autistic child enlisted for sports day
An autistic child forced to take part in a savage and ruthless battle called "sports" has zero idea that this may cost him his future, according to reports. Eight-year-old Robert Noot, has been put fo...
thedailytism.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
If only there was an outfit that was relaxed and comfy and desiged to be worn in a professional kitchen.

Poor, poor Greg.
July 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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In the world of 'You just can't make this up', this, from today's Times, in which we are told that Mr W - rich, famous, cannot possibly cover his bits at appropriate times because he can't wear pants. And that's because he's autistic.
I don't know where to begin unpacking how much 'no' this is.
July 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I know how to fake being neurotypcal.

I don't know to fake being autistic.
You’re not an imposter of an autistic person.

You’re an imposter of an abled person.

Read that again.
July 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Greg Wallace finds himself alone in the "Autism made me a sex pest" category.

Like I went nearly 50 years without an autism diagnosis or sexually assaulting people.

Own your actions.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gregg Wallace faces backlash over autism defence
The TV presenter was criticised after he appeared to link claims of misconduct to his autism diagnosis.
www.bbc.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Emma Bernard, 33, from Ancoats, finds it difficult to decipher social situations at the best of times – yet has mysteriously managed to last three entire decades without playfully spanking a colleague.
Wow! Autistic woman who struggles to read a room manages not to sexually harass people
Despite having an autism diagnosis, a woman has survived a whole lifetime without sexually harassing anybody in the workplace, it has been reported. Emma Bernard, 33, from Ancoats, finds it difficult ...
thedailytism.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Ok so nothing said about using autism as an excuse in the latest news.

But repeat again and again being autistic isn't a free pass for being a sex pest.

Autism isn't even a pass for being, well- autistic- even.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gregg Wallace: MasterChef host sacked as 50 more people make claims
The TV presenter has been the subject of an inquiry into alleged misconduct, to be published imminently.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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The Government claims they are cutting benefits to 'encourage' Disabled people into work.

Yet with a disability pay gap of 17%, a underfunded Access to Work programme and reasonable adjustments overwhelmingly ignored, it is employers, not us, who need the incentive.

DR UKs Dan White on @lbc.co.uk
July 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Disabled people being out of work is more to do with good old fashioned discrimination than being lazy
July 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Headline:

Autistic women tries to do something helpful without being noticed.

"I just wanted to blend into the wallpaper but everyone else said "Being helpful should be made a big thing otherwise what's the point?"

"Just helping someone is the point!" she replied.
June 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
BBC News - Family selling 'idyllic' island with ruined castle after 80 years
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Damn! I can't afford it.
Family selling 'idyllic' island with ruined castle after 80 years
The Island of Shuna, which includes a ruined castle, working farm and a holiday accommodation business, is on sale for £5.5m.
www.bbc.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
My nest cam view from my desk. No chicks yet.
June 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I'm a bit knackered.

The significant stress is the socila hangover grim being a plus ibe at a wedding yesterday.
June 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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#DnD advice: Every superstition you have about your dice is true.
June 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Wallingford, Oxfordshire UK #TTRPG group has campaigns with openings starting in July: The new Daggerheart system, Pathfinder 2 RM and possibly DnD Phandelver! Check the July seasons sub forum in link as soon as possible and sign up: Games are Mondays, 7pm to 11pm fortnightly. discord.gg/atsRJuTs
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June 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Me: Dahling, where is the safe place where we keep our passports so we know where they are?

Wife: ....

Me: I want to put my passport away.
June 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM