Aunty Social World

Social anxiety: How to escape from everyone at a time when everyone is around.

Here is our very first Aunty Social World story. The one from when we went to Wales Comic Con...

Too many of us are losing our own boundaries in this wild world of demands. That's why we need to become boundary hunters.

In a world where we are expected to mask, it is all too easy for people to think that we are ok when we're not.

Let’s talk about autism. The world is overwhelming, but that isn’t our fault. I wish others could see this crazy society through our eyes.

When you live wild, you see the storm. Too untamed to ever truly belong and causing destruction to find its place.

It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these. Following a bright and breezy June where we spent most if not all of our free time...

Social media is affecting us all in some way. Its greatest protection is its culture of silence, denial and disinhibition

Twitter is changing, and so are its communities. In this series of articles, we talk to those who know the platform best. Its users.

Twitter and its communities are changing. In this series of blogs, we talk to the people on the inside about what this means to them.

The bank holiday is upon us. Time to get out, relax and have a good time. But what is often not discussed is how stressful they can be.

It is not enough to just merely accept or be aware of autism. We need real practical change. Here are 5 lessons we can learn from lockdown.

We know that being able to go on holiday is a relative privilege, but the aftermath isn’t. Irrespective of the reason, depression is real.

It began with a midnight breakfast, a police officer and a herd of rams. This is the story of a journey in the dark.

I’m writing this at the end of a long night, a long way from home. A long night on the loch and what a night of social anxiety it has been.

Social media is a minefield for those of us with disabilities and mental health struggles. Many of us are seen but not heard...

Social anxiety online is as prevelant as offline. Simply replying to people can be a minefield..

Social media. Whether you love it, loathe it or have mixed feelings towards it, we cannot avoid it.

Creativity isn't a level playing field. We need to challenge that it is only a viable pursuit for the privileged.

Someone recently asked me to describe what help I needed for my social anxiety. My answer was simple, ‘I don’t need help, I just need choice