Neil Laurenson
@neillaurenson.bsky.social
Writer; Green councillor; Autism YouTuber (Autistic Not Alien)
My severely irritable take on the term ‘severe autism’: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwJx... #actuallyautistic
November 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My severely irritable take on the term ‘severe autism’: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwJx... #actuallyautistic
'Cocker is the wittiest person in the class, but as with all the best things, Different Class is a product of the collective...' joyzine.org/2025/10/24/a... @welovepulp.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
'Cocker is the wittiest person in the class, but as with all the best things, Different Class is a product of the collective...' joyzine.org/2025/10/24/a... @welovepulp.bsky.social
Thank you so much to everyone who collectively donated almost £1700 for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social. During the Worcester Run, I received lots of vocal support. Someone said afterwards that seeing the Palestine flag kept them going! #FreePalestine @pscupdates.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Thank you so much to everyone who collectively donated almost £1700 for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social. During the Worcester Run, I received lots of vocal support. Someone said afterwards that seeing the Palestine flag kept them going! #FreePalestine @pscupdates.bsky.social
The Worcester News has reported on my effort to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians by running Worcester Half Marathon tomorrow.
www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2545635...
@medicalaidpal.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social
www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2545635...
@medicalaidpal.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The Worcester News has reported on my effort to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians by running Worcester Half Marathon tomorrow.
www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2545635...
@medicalaidpal.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social
www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2545635...
@medicalaidpal.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social
I have had stomach issues for 27 years. It took me about 26 years to realise this is linked to me being autistic. WARNING: Video contains fart noises and an infodump. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5-c... #autistic #latediagnosedautistic #neurodivergent
September 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I have had stomach issues for 27 years. It took me about 26 years to realise this is linked to me being autistic. WARNING: Video contains fart noises and an infodump. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5-c... #autistic #latediagnosedautistic #neurodivergent
Why do our thoughts sometimes get stuck on repeat? In this video, I dive into examples of when I have been stuck in a thought loop and how I became unstuck: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eub-...
September 2, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Why do our thoughts sometimes get stuck on repeat? In this video, I dive into examples of when I have been stuck in a thought loop and how I became unstuck: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eub-...
'I decided to write a rap song...It’s about pigeons, because there aren’t enough songs about pigeons in the world.'
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August 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
'I decided to write a rap song...It’s about pigeons, because there aren’t enough songs about pigeons in the world.'
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ROBBIE WILLIAMS CHANGES CAREER
Outside the headmaster’s office
he sits and waits
and contemplates his fate
before his interview starts.
Thoughts are running through his head.
He feels that pop is dead.
He wants to be a maths teacher.
He’s loving angles instead.
neillaurenson.co.uk/2025/06/05/r...
Outside the headmaster’s office
he sits and waits
and contemplates his fate
before his interview starts.
Thoughts are running through his head.
He feels that pop is dead.
He wants to be a maths teacher.
He’s loving angles instead.
neillaurenson.co.uk/2025/06/05/r...
June 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
ROBBIE WILLIAMS CHANGES CAREER
Outside the headmaster’s office
he sits and waits
and contemplates his fate
before his interview starts.
Thoughts are running through his head.
He feels that pop is dead.
He wants to be a maths teacher.
He’s loving angles instead.
neillaurenson.co.uk/2025/06/05/r...
Outside the headmaster’s office
he sits and waits
and contemplates his fate
before his interview starts.
Thoughts are running through his head.
He feels that pop is dead.
He wants to be a maths teacher.
He’s loving angles instead.
neillaurenson.co.uk/2025/06/05/r...
Pride is usually a byproduct of achieving something, and I didn’t work hard to be autistic.😊 However, if you’re #ActuallyAutistic and proud of it, I salute you. If being proud means standing up for ourselves, then call me proud too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Wz...
April 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Pride is usually a byproduct of achieving something, and I didn’t work hard to be autistic.😊 However, if you’re #ActuallyAutistic and proud of it, I salute you. If being proud means standing up for ourselves, then call me proud too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Wz...
My attitude towards death has changed a lot recently, and this has a lot to do with being autistic and knowing I’m #ActuallyAutistic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=txYJ...
April 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
My attitude towards death has changed a lot recently, and this has a lot to do with being autistic and knowing I’m #ActuallyAutistic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=txYJ...
‘Colonialism, racism, misrepresentation, miseducation, apathy: these are the tools of the silent efforts of genocide.’ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hauc...
March 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
‘Colonialism, racism, misrepresentation, miseducation, apathy: these are the tools of the silent efforts of genocide.’ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hauc...
In this video, I react to reactions to an autism diagnosis. #ActuallyAutistic www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq1O...
March 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In this video, I react to reactions to an autism diagnosis. #ActuallyAutistic www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq1O...
I like being alone but I don’t like feeling alone. Isolation shouldn’t be a normalised state of existence for autistic people. Change is possible. Yes, #ActuallyAutistic people can appreciate change! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLas...
March 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I like being alone but I don’t like feeling alone. Isolation shouldn’t be a normalised state of existence for autistic people. Change is possible. Yes, #ActuallyAutistic people can appreciate change! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLas...
Dumping & infodumping: one smells, the other tells. Come along to my next TED Talk for more steaming piles of wit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4lK... #ActuallyAutistic
February 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Dumping & infodumping: one smells, the other tells. Come along to my next TED Talk for more steaming piles of wit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4lK... #ActuallyAutistic
All you need is love…and an instruction manual, in my case. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F63Z... #ActuallyAutistic
February 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
All you need is love…and an instruction manual, in my case. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F63Z... #ActuallyAutistic
I used to think that kindness is uncontroversial, but I recently learned that it can cause disagreements. Every day’s a school day… www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRpo... #ActuallyAutistic
February 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I used to think that kindness is uncontroversial, but I recently learned that it can cause disagreements. Every day’s a school day… www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRpo... #ActuallyAutistic
To tell you the truth, living in a world of lies is hard, especially as an #ActuallyAutistic who sees truth as clarity and peace. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CRK...
January 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
To tell you the truth, living in a world of lies is hard, especially as an #ActuallyAutistic who sees truth as clarity and peace. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CRK...
Q) What do you get if you cross autism with the word 'profound'?
A) A whole lot of confusion and a silly YouTube video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmr6...
#ActuallyAutistic
A) A whole lot of confusion and a silly YouTube video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmr6...
#ActuallyAutistic
January 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Q) What do you get if you cross autism with the word 'profound'?
A) A whole lot of confusion and a silly YouTube video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmr6...
#ActuallyAutistic
A) A whole lot of confusion and a silly YouTube video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmr6...
#ActuallyAutistic
‘Showtunes from the Shadows by Helen McCookerybook is like enjoying toast with homemade jam while listening to an Ibsen play on Radio 4...’ Read the full @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social review here: www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/01/17/h...
January 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
‘Showtunes from the Shadows by Helen McCookerybook is like enjoying toast with homemade jam while listening to an Ibsen play on Radio 4...’ Read the full @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social review here: www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/01/17/h...
I love a bit of order. Actually, I love a lot of order. So, it’s quite…disordering to read (again and again) that I am disordered. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw0V... #ActuallyAutistic
December 26, 2024 at 8:18 PM
I love a bit of order. Actually, I love a lot of order. So, it’s quite…disordering to read (again and again) that I am disordered. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw0V... #ActuallyAutistic
Thank you, Salwa, and sorry for the delay - I have donated. I have included a photo of people in Worcester taken today - we slow marched through the city, displaying names of victims of the genocide. I hope you stay safe and get through this nightmare.
December 22, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Thank you, Salwa, and sorry for the delay - I have donated. I have included a photo of people in Worcester taken today - we slow marched through the city, displaying names of victims of the genocide. I hope you stay safe and get through this nightmare.
Proud of Worcester today. #FreePalestine
December 22, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Proud of Worcester today. #FreePalestine
Choose booze, choose a headache and liver ache and all sorts of negative consequences…And yet, I have returned to it again and again. #ActuallyAutistic www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOHG...
December 19, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Choose booze, choose a headache and liver ache and all sorts of negative consequences…And yet, I have returned to it again and again. #ActuallyAutistic www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOHG...
Ah, the language of love. If you want to learn what it is, you won’t learn it from this video, but you will hopefully be amused at how annoyed I am about someone else’s video.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLYq...
November 30, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Ah, the language of love. If you want to learn what it is, you won’t learn it from this video, but you will hopefully be amused at how annoyed I am about someone else’s video.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLYq...