Dishonourable Dish: When Gregg Wallace Tried To Plate Up Autism As A Defence
No, Chef, That Isn’t “Seasoning” Gregg Wallace usually tells nervous home cooks their soufflé’s “a bit under”. This week he tried a brand‑new recipe: dishing up his late‑in‑life autism diagnosis to explain away a stack of sexual‑misconduct claims. His pitch? “I’m autistic, I didn’t know better”… The autistic community stood up to collectively roll its […]
Masking Until You Break: Why late-diagnosed ADHD high-performers crash hardest
Cold-Reality : The Day The Cape [Mask] Slips Picture the office rock‑star: inbox at zero, spotless reputation, always first with a fix. Then one Tuesday they’re staring at a blank screen, brain flat‑lined, Teams pings, triggering fight‑or‑flight. That swan is me – and thousands of late‑diagnosed ADHD pros who excel right up to the moment […]
Was it Depression – Or was it ADHD all along?
Eight years ago I was 6 months into a brand-new job, still learning how to not be the technical guy, and 6 months into fatherhood, still learning how to stop a baby leaking from every end. One afternoon the spinning plates simply sheared off their sticks. I curled up on the carpet of my home office, chest […]
Is Your Brain “Neuro-Spicy” or Just Doing Its Best?
I keep seeing posts splashing the word “neuro-spicy” across LinkedIn like it’s a new craft-beer flavour. Cute, sure – but is it helpful, or is it another glib tag that lets the rest of the world dodge the gritty bits of being neurodivergent? Let’s poke this beast with a skeptical stick and see what crawls […]