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From fishtank to tumbleweed: A comedy of post-surgery conversation
2 minute read… Back in November 2025, about a week after I got out of hospital, visitors started queuing round the block to “see how I was”. At the time I was feeling less like a person and more like one of those fish in the dentist’s tank in Finding Nemo. I half expected someone…
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The marvel of the blue roundabout: An ADHD journey
So, I’ve always loved civil engineering. Some people collect stamps; I collect emotional reactions to road layouts. Give me a slip road and I’ll give you a TED Talk. The A3/M25 junction? Stunning. The Hindhead Tunnel? Please don’t start me unless you’ve cleared your afternoon. Basically, civil engineering rocks my world and I’m not ashamed!
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Making friends in odd places – how my ADHD brain helped me cope with cancer
Having been late-diagnosed at 53 with AuDHD, at 55 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I took a deep breath, but strangely, my world didn’t collapse. I think I owe this to my ADHD brain, who I call Brian. I took a deep breath, but strangely, my world didn’t collapse. I think I owe this…
A blog about adventures in neurodiversity.
Because normal is just so overrated
Neurotypical making tea: Puts kettle on, makes tea.
Me making tea: Puts kettle on, researches how kettles works, invents improved kettle, forgets about tea.
