Christmas can be exhausting for autistic people. Here are a few reasons why and what you can do to help the autistic people in your life (and yourself!)
Really interesting read
Out today! This #OwnVoices #Neurodivergent cosy fantasy from our very own @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social Ever wanted to find somewhere you belong? Join Greton, an elderly autistic asexual man as he searches for his heart’s desire
Internalized autistic meltdowns, let's talk about them.
First of all, they can and absolutely do often look like they sound.
But they can also look like absolutely nothing.
It's World Mental Health day today.
Lately, I've been having a major ongoing wobble that almost got seriously bad the other night.
I have general anxiety disorder and was diagnosed with depression as a teenager. Therapy helps. Talking helps.
I poured my experience into a book I have on submission
We are not trivialising LLMs.
Copyright theft is not trivial.
Environmental damage is not trivial.
Unreliability is not trivial.
Risk to human cognition is not trivial.
Ignoring consent when shoving it into every fucking thing while making us pay our hard-earned money for it is not trivial.
A gorgeous article on how a neurodivergent writer’s process might look different than the craft books suggest writerunboxed.com/2025/10/02/y...
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This is a great piece, but I wish it focussed less on autistic children and remembered autistic adults also exist. The final paragraph suggests the writer knows this, but as usual it's largely framed as a "childish thing"
Maybe @theguardian.com could consider hiring an autistic writer next time?
What an excellent idea to help neurodivergent writers navigate the publishing industry
Delighted to reveal 'Magic, Maps, and Mischief'.
This has had quite the journey to publication. Want stories about neurodivergent people finding one another in a world trying to limit them, writing *by* and autistic person.
Pre-order now: mybook.to/magicmapsand...
Cover by @lizdelton.bsky.social
Big news from BFS members (and leaders) @shonak.bsky.social and @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social: A new independent non-profit organisation designed to help creatives thrive in publishing. Here's @divergent-paths.bsky.social
britishfantasysociety.org/divergent-pa...
