Aunty Social World

It’s 5-something-am on another howling day in the depths of winter. The world is hitting out hard right now. We’re on a paranoid road...

Why did so many of us feel underwhelmed with Christmas this year? A frank reflection.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

Achievement is often seen as the big thing, but life is so much more than this. It's ok to leave that mindset behind..

We don't all get the same pathways and scope to change our lives. That's why we need a new story that considers us all.

Twitter may be changing but it remains a staple of our lives. It's our identities, communities and sense of belonging in this world.

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