I am a Parent/Carer

It is tough to summarise or timeline global changes and events, even in the near present. We have had the mainstreaming of Crypto Currencies, a globe-stopping pandemic that we are all just still coming out from, the launch of the Metaverse, Genetic altering in vitro procedures , Apple’s visor on mixed reality, a potential cage fight between Elon and Zuckerberg (the shame of a mention). The Wars in Ukraine, Myanmar, Sudan … And the dramatic, more intense and frequent changes to the global climate. And you can’t help but wonder, when it comes to the buzz, Twitter taking to threads and all sorts of peer-to-peer services popping up are the in-conversations, but very little is mainstreaming on what an inclusive society looks like regarding persons on the autistic spectrum, neurodivergence. In teams, workplaces, powerhouses, religious settings and everything in between, families and persons on the spectrum are, have always been there. They are overcompensating, struggling, some thriving, and...

Second year in, and I forgot Carer's week again! This year it was between 5-11 June 2023.  I remembered Autism Week, Mental Health Week, and Refugee Day on June 20th but not Carer's. There are two ways I could handle this. I could regret a focused week long of information sharing and contributing through walks, runs, and campaigns, or I could blog about it now and share that it truly is hard to put aside any time for anything else that does not involve the core; the person(s) you are caring for. I talk about #carers #upaidcarers #neurodiversity, #autismspectrumcondition, and dream of a #halfwayhouse.

I talk about #carers #upaidcarers #neurodiversity, #autismspectrumcondition, and dream of a #halfwayhouse. Retirees, parents(let’s be honest, Mothers), those living with disabilities, and neurodiverse individuals requiring scaffolding and more than the average reasonable accommodations, in a nutshell, economically inactive members of the public are being mobilised this 2023 spring to get back to work in Jeremy Hunt’s plan, but he missed a spot Carers! Before you jump on the bandwagon of oh, you/they do so much already, how can(dare) you suggest such! It is worth remembering that what we do is emotionally draining but woefully unrecognised. As an unpaid Carer, you are probably your most effective employable self. You quickly pick up new skills, multitask to the nth level, and maintain a calm composure in a world of rhetoric. In this role, there is no margin for error as the stakes are high, but despite these good works, first impressions of a Carer are mostly (unconsciously) greeted wit...