Well it looks like Dark Floors may have a challenger to the best autism -based horror film crown.   Not really.   And you can watch the trailer here .     Emailed the director for an interview/chat but he's not got back in touch yet....maybe he doesn't like my film blog?

I've done installations for museums and the like, commissions for famous folk and story-boarded enough projects for a BFI season but you know what the best thing is? Tying my shoelaces right first time so they don't trip me up and trail about all day!  #ActuallyAutistic goals :)

The Scottish Government have launched a new Autism campaign that, ulp, uses condition first language AND is incredibly positive. Seriously I'm really taken aback by how cool it is. Hopefully times are changing and this is backed up by positive actions as well as words. You can watch the ad here . 

 

 Sorry about the lack of updates of late, to be honest I've been spending most of my time preparing the podlings for going back to school and frankly I've got absolutely no energy to even think about putting anything remotely cohesive together. Yup the Covid treacle is still here. Anyway, way back in 2018 I posted as to how Getty are trying to be more disability inclusive when it comes to stock photos available and was wondering if any of the other photostock companies had decided to join in. So I headed over to 123rf.com and put in a search for 'Autistic Adults'.   Here's a sample.....     2020 - the year that keeps on giving.

Professor Francesca Happé discussing autistic women, and progress that's being made in understanding differences rather than deficits.  Click here to listen.  (minus points tho' for the presenter using PWA language).    

Ann Memmott on Twitter (if you don't follow her I suggest you do) posted earlier about a n ew research project re: Behaviourism, autism and play . And frankly it's utterly terrifying. You see, a behaviourist decided what was 'appropriate' play after giving a group of children a variety of playsets. Appropriate play? I hear you cry/type. What's that? Well according to our academic pals that involves picking up an action figure and walking it along appropriate parts of the playset. But never in the same way twice obviously.  And if it came off the playset? Well that's a fail. Because that's not proper play. Told you it was terrifying.       You see, as a child  I used to re-enact scenes from films (Star Wars mainly) and - if really having fun - write and storyboard sequels and act them out, composing shots with my toys etc.  Obviously there were rules - Vader couldn't die (he'd usually just turn up at the end as the heroes escaped) and Yoda couldn...