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Autistic parenting an autistic child

Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 by pixie

Being an autistic parent, to someone who may also turn out to be an autistic little person can be really hard. Since M was a baby, I have picked up the subtleties of his way of being that whispered to me about him also being somewhere on the spectrum. When he was a baby he…

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The memory of trees

Posted on December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 by pixie

This week I was walking and the trees spoke to me. They told me of their memories. These trees we plant, interspersed between our tarmaced roads, and brick boxes. That we cut and maim and kill as we desire. These trees remember and they weep. They remember the primordial forests, where they ruled the land…

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I am Autistic

Posted on November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 by pixie

My name is Jenn and I am autistic. It could however just be that my name is autistic and I am Jenn. You see both these concepts are interchangeable in my head; existing the same space. They join my other identities as a mum, a fashion designer,  a digital marketing professional, a business owner and…

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Social change, and how it is like making sand.

Posted on October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 by pixie

This week, alongside several other people, I am about to embark and what will probably turn into a lengthy and complex complaint regarding my treatment within the NHS. This is sadly the third time I have had to undertake such a journey. The previous two related to both my experience as an inpatient and also…

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Support spaces in Derby

Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by pixie

There are umpteen different local and national phone lines available for people who are experiencing distress or looking for someone to talk to, but having been in this situation myself these can often feel lacking. I have recently become aware of several community based projects specifically designed to support the citizens of Derby face-to-face, at…

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July in Photos

Posted on August 28, 2017August 20, 2017 by pixie

A few moments in July, from the point of view of my camera…

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Weeping Window, Derby Silk Mill remembers World War 1

Posted on August 19, 2017August 8, 2017 by pixie

I managed to visit Derby Museum Trust’s Silk Mill installation of the ‘Weeping Window’, created from poppies made in Derbyshire and originally installed at the ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Blood’ featured at the Tower of London. These photos were taken the morning it was due to be removed, and I rode into town…

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