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Mair Elliott
Jan 1, 20206 min read
Reflecting on a decade...
I wasn’t going to do anything public for the new year, but I felt I needed to write something down for myself. It seems strange to...
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Mair Elliott
Sep 23, 20197 min read
Autistic: Part 1 – A *very* brief overview of society and autism
To explain why this has come about; I work with a mental health care professional in a personal capacity. I conveyed to this person that...
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Mair Elliott
Aug 26, 20195 min read
Alone does not mean lonely
**I realise this may read as if I think more highly of myself than others, which I do not. I wrote this because I am frequently irked by...
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Mair Elliott
Aug 16, 20196 min read
Travelling as an autistic person
Travel, for me personally, is an opportunity to learn more about the world. To see more than what I have already seen. To experience...
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Mair Elliott
Jul 10, 20195 min read
The healer - passive patient dynamic
Last week I wasn’t feeling good, I was experiencing dissociative episodes, strong and urgent suicidal thoughts and self-harm urges, my...
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Mair Elliott
Apr 5, 20194 min read
Executive functioning
For those who don't have any executive functioning difficulties or difference they may not even consider this key part of being human....
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Mair Elliott
Mar 26, 20194 min read
Playing with waves
Roughly a year ago, a couple of weeks into meeting with a new therapist she asked me; “What did you enjoy as a child?” Without thought I...
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Mair Elliott
Feb 4, 20194 min read
Autism and menstruation..
Today I got my period. As usual it meant I could breathe a sigh of relief; the past week wasn't the start of a massive relapse, it was...
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Mair Elliott
Feb 3, 20192 min read
Some thoughts..
Yesterday I had the privilege to attend and run some workshops at a student psychiatry conference. As a public speaker attending...
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Mair Elliott
Jan 2, 20198 min read
A day in steps
*Trigger Warning* read with caution and care. Mention of suicide, self harm and eating disorder. I've been thinking recently that many...
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Mair Elliott
Dec 4, 20185 min read
Autism and employment
We all know that work can be both fulfilling or completely stressful, sometimes at the same time! In reality, as much as we all groan...
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Mair Elliott
Oct 10, 20184 min read
Reflecting on World mental health day..
As part of mental health day 2018 I delivered a presentation about my journey with mental illness and what 'mental health' is to a group...
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Mair Elliott
Jul 27, 20185 min read
Who am I?
Recently, I have been having to delve quite deeply into my past. With help from my therapist, I have been peering into the nooks and...
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Mair Elliott
Jul 24, 20184 min read
Animals, autism and health..
I have always been an animal person. Up until the age of 6 we lived in a city and so couldn't have any pets. But every school holiday...
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Mair Elliott
Jul 21, 20184 min read
A hearty Thank you
(Trigger warning) In my activism and public speaking I talk about my experiences of accessing mental health services, inevitably this...
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Mair Elliott
May 20, 20164 min read
Counting sheep doesn't work...
Even the Dalai Lama once said "Sleep is the best meditation". On Maslow's Hierachy of Needs Sleep is at the bottom of the triangle, the...
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Mair Elliott
Apr 2, 20164 min read
Being an Autistic woman..
I don't fit any stereotypes, I am not the non-verbal low functioning boy that rocks back and forth in the corner of the room. In fact the...
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Mair Elliott
Jan 22, 20166 min read
A hidden Disability...
I have Autism – hopefully that’s pretty obvious from the title of this blog. But actually that isn’t particularly helpful to a lot of...
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