simon baron-cohen interview
Tweet I recently interviewed Simon Baron-Cohen, a world-leading expert on autism, for the Guardian. His latest research reflects the huge gulf between advancements in awareness and research and real,...
View ArticleThe good, the bad and the ah here we go again
TweetI’m ending 2019 by looking back at some of the issues I’ve written about this year. Generally, I’ve covered the good stuff we need more of and the bad stuff we definitely need less of. Thanks to...
View Articleuniting to fight loneliness
TweetSociety is in the grip of a loneliness epidemic. Headlines regularly warn about the scale of this modern scourge, from describing how social isolation increases our risk of death, to lamenting...
View ArticleMAde possible: in hardback
TweetBook news: the hardbacks of my upcoming book, Made Possible, are now at the offices of my publisher, Unbound. Copies will soon be in the hands of all of the great people who backed these first...
View ArticleCoronavirus impact
TweetMy sister has a learning disability and I can’t visit her because of coronavirus. Coronavirus has made enforced separation a universal experience, but there are additional and far-reaching...
View ArticleMade Possible: Lizzie’s story
TweetLondoner Lizzie Emeh says that she comes alive when she’s on stage – “like someone’s plugged me into the mains”. You can get a glimpse of her performance in the short film we shot together to mark...
View ArticleLearning disability in the mainstream media
Tweet In a piece for the Byline Times, I call for a more accurate reflection the lives of those with learning disabilities in society and the media, and explains how my new book of essays, written by...
View ArticleLIFE IN lockdown limbo
TweetMost of us are now emerging from lockdown and acclimatising to the “new normal” we find ourselves living in. From this week, we can go to a beauty salon or gym, and care homes visits are on the...
View ArticleCoronavirus restrictions have robbed disabled people of their independence
TweetI wrote a personal piece for the Guardian about how Covid-19 is impacting disabled people and families. Coronavirus has thrust us all into a new normal. Life has come to feel the same yet...
View ArticleThe learning disabled people locked away in lockdown
TweetAfter a year in secure care 105 miles from home, Jack Cavanagh, 17, who has autism, a learning disability and epilepsy, desperately misses his family. They used to see him every weekend, but with...
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