Aunty Social World

When you see a post from someone who has made it to a far-off land, these stories often show the destination but rarely share the journey.

There's this old road that we've recently been walking. It's the kind of road that is no longer used, overgrown and unkempt, it is just a...

(Update: Since publishing this blog post I have been diagnosed with asthma.) I was around five miles from home but I didn’t know whether...

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

You know the feeling. That moment when all eyes are on you.. Five tips to overcome the social anxiety of opening Christmas presents.

Social Anxiety Chat is a new podcast about the complexities of social anxiety. Episode 1 looks at what social anxiety truly means.

Sometimes, we need to laugh or else we'd cry. A story and lessons of social anxiety, being away from home and what happened this weekend.

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.

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...

Here we discuss the darker side of Twitter and why, despite the harassment, misogyny and unwanted attention, our online communities survive.

Those of us who are autistic or live with social anxiety have a great need for privacy, but we are often left with the least.

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.

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 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.

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