#AutisticLifeHacks – help to avoid eye contact
The latest of our #AutisticLifeHacks is about something a number of autistic people find difficult: eye contact. For some autistic people, making eye contact with another person can be overstimulating to the point of becoming [...]
2018 Manchester Autism Show: What we learned
Earlier this summer, some of our staff team and volunteers went to the 2018 Manchester Autism Show. For most of us, this was our first time there. We saw a few talks by autistic speakers, [...]
#AutisticLifeHacks: Stimming on the go
In the latest of our #AutisticLifeHacks, this particular life hack centres around stimming. This one is about how bringing stimming aids like fidget spinners can help to make you feel calm when travelling somewhere, be [...]
#AutisticLifeHacks – strategy for managing your finances
In the second of our #AutisticLifeHacks series, Luke Aylward, our Information Officer, shares his way of managing his money and checking how much to spend. Strategy for managing your finances Use a piece of spreadsheet [...]
#AutisticLifeHacks – grocery shopping and meal planning
In the first of our new series, #AutisticLifeHacks, our Peer Development Worker Gill Loomes posted her hack on grocery shopping and meal planning. Here is what she wrote for it: Strategy for meal planning and [...]
#AutisticLifeHacks – Share your tips with us!
In a new series of social media posts, we'll be sharing some life hacks from autistic people that other autistic people can use themselves. Called #AutisticLifeHacks, this series will see regular posts from autistic adults [...]
