Category Archive: Disability

Short story: The Diagnosis – by Ned Alexander

  ©2016, Ned Alexander, all rights reserved Kevin lifted his head up to look across the partitions at his colleagues who were all working diligently in their cubicles.  He glanced up at the… Continue reading

Sesame Street is introducing their first autistic character, Julia.

Sesame Street has never shied away from addressing hard hitting and important issues during their long run on television.  When the actor, Harold Hooper, who played one of the local store owners, died… Continue reading

How many times must people be so tragically, and often avoidably, let down by the authorities?

I started writing this from my point of view as an Officer in the London Fire Brigade and actually, to do that would imply that my anger, upset and disappointment at the issue… Continue reading

I’ve met people in my life that I’ve liked so much I would kill them…

  I like to think that I have a good moral grounding in life.  My friends and family would hopefully confirm that I am a generally caring person who wouldn’t harm a fly… Continue reading

An NT’s life with an ‘Aspie’ wife.

I am Neurotypical.  My wife has Asperger’s.  For those of you who aren’t aware (though I’m assuming if you’ve found this post then, yes, you are) Asperger’s is an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (or… Continue reading