Ellie Hopwood
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Classics and Archaeology student trying to stumble through the baffling thing that is life while battling Anxiety disorder and peoples misconceptions of ASD. I write poetry, fiction; and on historical events/ people, and mental health
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Somethings you should just never ask someone!
”Did you slit your throat” he asked. “Hmm… pardon” I replied, appalled at what i thought I had just heard, hoping desperately that id heard wrong, and the man I was about the hand over a packet of cigarettes to on a Wednesday afternoon at my supermarket job, had not just essentially asked me in public if I had tried to take my own life. Surely no one would ever assume that such a question was fine to ask someone. But no such luck there, because he then replied quite nonchalantly, and as I was now giving him my full attention I heard this quite clearly…
By Ellie Hopwood4 years ago in Psyche
My experiences with travelling as a person with Autism
Long flights, missed ferries, language barriers and the daunting task of choosing where to go in this great wide world. Travelling is something of a nightmare for anyone, but when you have Autism it’s usually a recipe for disaster unless planned carefully, (and by carefully I mean with extreme precision). Followed by also writing down possible nightmare scenarios that could occur and at least five ways to solve them, so when the inevitable holiday mishap occurs you don’t end up having a meltdown in the middle of a foreign train station, where you only speak a limited amount of the language you need to communicate with the people around you for information that might help you (personal experience alert). Thankfully however, obsessing is a trait of Autism, which for me meant I spent two years planning a 7 week trip. Mishaps still occurred however, because no matter how well organised we are the universe will always find a way to hold its middle finger up to our faces.
By Ellie Hopwood4 years ago in Journal
Light Through the Curtain
Preface This is the first short poem within a series I am planning to write. They all focus on a different sense and how they effect me as someone with ASD. I will likely write a few on each sense but this is the first one. It focuses on Light . . .
By Ellie Hopwood4 years ago in Poets
A spectrum of Sisters
My sister is six years older than me, and she’s neurotypical… She’s the middle child, was popular in school, stunningly beautiful, incredibly intelligent, and when we were children she like many teenage girls found it difficult to understand someone who didn’t fit into the boxes that society had created for the human race, even if one of those people was her little sister.
By Ellie Hopwood4 years ago in Families
Females with Autism: Our journey
preface terms for Autism It’s important to note that as of the latest version of the DSM (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – Currently version DSM-5), all diagnoses for all forms of Autism, such as Asperger’s Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, Classic Autism, et al., have now been placed under one umbrella term: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
By Ellie Hopwood4 years ago in Psyche
The mystery that is Aspergers: history and questions of definition
hello everyone, This is an article i wrote over a year ago, so it does discuss some things that occurred in the past and are not current, but it will update you on where i am and the subject matter is not affected by this article arriving to this platform late.
By Ellie Hopwood4 years ago in FYI
