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Yet another battle in the war against autistics
We can all laugh at Trump and Robert Kennedy’s completely ridiculous ideas about autism and that it is linked to paracetamol taken during...
Viv Dawes
Sep 24, 20254 min read
AuDHD Burnout
My speech at the 2025 London Autism and ADHD Show I am Viv Dawes autistic advocate, trainer, consultant and author. I am a late...
Viv Dawes
Jun 20, 202516 min read


Bleeding all over the place and so what!
I am 57 this year. I still haven't learned to be fully independent. Why? Because as humans we are actually not built for this. As...
Viv Dawes
Mar 21, 20256 min read


PIP cuts mean Labour have lost my vote - forever
A pair of scissors I am angry, so very angry! I have voted for the UK Labour Party my whole life and have always been a proud socialist,...
Viv Dawes
Mar 19, 20258 min read


Being neurodivergent and addiction
a person looking down, out of focus, moving their head quickly I have neurodivergent family members who strugged with substances in the...
Viv Dawes
Mar 6, 20257 min read


Death by a thousand cuts
Picture of a white iPhone with lots of different apps on the screen and colourful wallpaper Everyone is talking about neurodivergent...
Viv Dawes
Feb 12, 20254 min read


Menopause and burnout in ND people.
Two cars that have crashed into each other and one is on its side I am now almost 57 and post menopausal, although I am still struggling...
Viv Dawes
Feb 8, 20258 min read


Your ignorance is killing us! It is time that professionals working with autistic people understood burnout.
Too many autistic people end up in psychiatric wards and hospitals in the UK and I am sure in other parts of the world also. Autism is...
Viv Dawes
Jan 15, 202511 min read


Misinterpreting distress in autistic people; change the narrative
Meltdowns, shutdowns, sensory seeking, stimming, demand avoidance - none of this is bad or challenging behaviour. I talk from personal...
Viv Dawes
Jan 9, 20254 min read
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