Gratitude is an important life skill, that has lots of benefits for our mental health. But it’s an assumed skill. So we’re launching a seven day gratitude challenge, that covers day-to-day life…
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The Autism Symposium, Cambridge is now available online
You can see us on video! #TheFutureIsNow
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How Does the Bakery, Fitness Events, Workshops, Support Services and Advocacy work tie into 9 Tea Cups?
Why don't we fit into a box? Simple; we're not box-shaped. #YoureWelcome
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The impact of the Limited Services narrative
A common narrative in support services across the board is that of “limited services”. We are in no way denying that services need to be improved and the availability of services need…
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Book Review: Pretending To Be Normal, The Expanded Edition
When we received an e-mail from Liane Holliday Willey’s social media manager asking us whether we would be interested in reviewing the newly released Expanded Edition of ‘Pretending To Be Normal’, we…
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Social Skills: What We Offer (& What You Could Too!)
Social skills are an integral part of our day-to-day living. We use them without even realising, now imagine if you couldn’t. What if you honestly didn’t know how to respond when someone…
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Social Skills 101: How to be there for someone when things get real
Okay, I know what you’re thinking; are we in the matrix?! I thought everything was real… wait, don’t I mean “is” real? I don’t know if we’re in the matrix, or how real a…
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Intersectionality, others and you: Why taking up space is your only option
Intersections are the areas of your life and life experience that are hard to convey to others. Why is it that people as a whole don’t understand things like living with chronic illness,…
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Disability & Access: What Inspiration Porn Can Teach Us About Inclusion
The access and inclusion debate is limited in public spheres, in this article we talk about how understanding what inspiration porn is can help us create a more accessible world. There are…
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Life Skills: Day 7 – emotional numbing and gratitude
Welcome to day 7! You made it!! We have covered so much in the insta-conversation and in DMs. Thank you! Gratitude is a lifelong practice or challenge, depending on the way you look…
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Life Skills: The Gratitude Challenge – getting past insecurity & shame
Welcome to Day 3! How are you finding it? Have you learned anything knew about your insecurity and shame triggers? If you are anything like us, it’s at this point in challenges…
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Life Skills: Getting started with your free gratitude journal
You’ve got your gratitude journal and we know you are ready to go. So here are some tips about starting off with your gratitude journal. Add your own tips in the comments;…
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Autism: Empathy day and ableism
What kind of empath are you?
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Social Skills 101: Why brutal honesty isn’t honesty
Honesty is a vulnerable position to put yourself in, so what is the point of brutal honesty?
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Support Services: Lack of Funding as a justification for a lack of services
The bottom line is that you cannot put a price on working towards a more inclusive world. And you shouldn't.