"Polunytsya" and "kitsya-zahisnytsya": in Dnipro, pictures of a boy with autism have already helped to buy dozens of bulletproof vests
In Dnipro, a guy with autism was able to raise funds to supply soldiers with bulletproof vests. It all started with the search for a body armor…
Katie Price: What Harvey Did Next, review: one in the eye for the rubberneckers
People tend to have strong opinions about the one-woman soap opera formerly known as Jordan. Even if it’s purely based on glimpsed headlines or half-remembered gossip, she…
My wife is ignoring our autistic daughter’s needs
Last year, our younger daughter was confirmed as being on the autistic spectrum. It was a fairly late diagnosis, as she’s in her early teens, but, apparently,…
Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism, review: there’s a lot to learn from this brave film
It is a strange fact that people often say more in the presence of a television camera than they do in private. I suppose it’s a bit…
‘We blamed ourselves’: Paddy and Christine McGuinness on their children’s autism
Long before they had children, on the rare occasion Paddy McGuinness and his wife Christine went out for dinner, after looking at the menu she would ask…
Melanie Sykes’s autism story trivialises the condition for parents like me
Melanie Sykes has been widely praised for her courage in “opening up” about her diagnosis, at the age of 51, as autistic. A successful TV presenter, magazine…
There’s no excuse for jumping on this new brain bandwagon
Are you ‘neurodiverse’, or do you perhaps know someone who is? Before you answer I should tell you that the definition is rapidly changing – broadening out,…