The Home for Writers with Neurological Conditions
Editor & Founder Vrinda Pendred shares a letter written to her local MP urging attention to be given to child & adolescent mental health. So far in this series on Tourette’s Syndrome, we have discussed what Tourette’s is, the causes and triggers, key medications (including anti-depressants), as well as alternative treatments, such as diet and […]
Following the recent #metoo campaign, Editor & Founder Vrinda Pendred shares her personal story of sexual assault, autism, and a system that does not care. The recent #metoo campaign has women all over the world coming forward with their stories of sexual harassment and abuse. The running theme in these stories has been abuse at […]
Editor and Founder Vrinda Pendred discusses when we should show patience and understanding – and when enough is enough. Friends and long-time readers will know I’m an advocate of learning and understanding, when it comes to neurological conditions. Those closer to me will also know my strong anti-abuse stance, and I’d like to take a […]
Editor Vrinda Pendred shares the importance of being entirely yourself, in all your relationships. I’ve been with my husband twelve years, now, and we have a lively nine-year-old son. Things are good for us – very good. But for a long time, they weren’t, because aside from the usual issues of growing up, money problems […]
Sometimes openness is necessary to promote awareness and hope for others. Sometimes your journey is meant not to be hidden and kept secret out of fear of judgement, but instead be shared. I admit it’s uncomfortable and a bit frightening, but I have a great passion for erasing the stigma that surrounds mental illness and […]
Recently, a ‘Check Mate’ of mine sent a bunch of us a group message saying they were struggling to cope on their own and needed help. Around the same time, another friend made a public announcement that he had lost a loved one. Dozens of people flocked to show support. Some of us (like me!) […]
When I was a child, I watched the film What about Bob? For those who have seen it, you may recall a scene where Bob tells the little boy that he likes to pretend he has Tourette Syndrome so he can get away with shouting obscenities. The pair of them jump on the bed swearing at […]
How many parents out there can relate to this? The following is a genuine complaint letter written by a parent to a hospital in connection with desperate attempts to get in-school support for a child. All names have been changed. Dear Sirs I wish to make a formal complaint about the lack of service my […]
Okay, who watched X-Men 3: The Last Stand and felt like, in many ways, it was the story of their life? Not with me? Let me explain. In a nutshell: the authorities have discovered a new drug to ‘cure’ the mutants of their ‘abnormalities’. Mutants queue up in the thousands to receive this ‘cure’, but […]
Temple Grandin is an incredible inspiring woman with High-Functioning Autism. We highly recommend reading her book ‘Thinking in Pictures’ – insightful, educational and beautiful. Read about this new TV movie here: http://ow.ly/STW6 Buffer