Emma, Author at NeuroClastic

Emma

I live with my family in rural West Wales. When I am not writing in my professional role as a business development manager, I can be found writing my autism and wildlife blogs.
I ride a motorcycle, play the clarinet (but not at the same time!) and I love nature and the outdoors.
My passion for wildlife is shared in my monthly newspaper column and I'm a director of a small non-profit organisation called Autism Wellbeing. I'm delighted to be able to share my personal, family and professional experience of autism with people.
www.undercoverautism.wordpress.com
www.offdowntherabbithole.org

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https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Milknosugar

image features yellow police tape which reads quarantine with a person sitting in front of it in what appears to be a yellow hazmat suit reading a newspaper full of covid headlines. Image represents an autistic person on the spectrum with autism looking at a newspaper and feeling anxiety and stress because the language of war is being used and autism is characterized by taking things literally

Being Autistic & Taking Language about COVID-19 Literally

By: Emma

On: May 21, 2020

In: Autism, Identity, Information, What is Autism

Emma Reardon looks at how autistic people interpret things literally, at least on instinct, and how the language of COVID-19 creates extra layers of stress and emotional labor for autistic people.