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Dan White
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56 year old landscape architect and horticultural historian who trained and qualified at Hampton Court and Eltham Palace. Has #T1D and #autism too.
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In the FT this morning- on Panarea
"William Dalrymple: the enchanting Italian island with echoes of a lost civilisation" - www.ft.com/content/a7f5... via @FT
William Dalrymple: the enchanting Italian island with echoes of a lost civilisation
On Panarea, the smallest of the Aeolian Islands, the historian finds fresh fish, elegant villas — and traces of an ancient society
www.ft.com
June 20, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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She called herself the Queen of the Punjab.

Her father was the exiled Maharaja Duleep Singh, taken from his kingdom as a child and remade into a British aristocrat.

Bamba spent her life trying to recover what empire had erased.
June 25, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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Redundancies (layoffs) are proposed at the uni that brought me to UK, targeting mostly the wonderful, exceptionally world-leading Faculty I worked in. University of Exeter is not in financial deficit, & did not consult or properly explain decision. Please sign to stop.
www.change.org/p/stop-redun...
Sign the Petition
Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter
www.change.org
June 26, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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Do you remember being a teenager and thinking that no one understood you? In the case of too many autistic children (and adults), this is literally true. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

We have resources that can help, and are always looking for more to add:

thinkingautismguide.com/resources
Resources — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
These are autism resources—books, movies, series, websites—that we think our community members will find useful.
thinkingautismguide.com
June 26, 2026 at 4:46 AM
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Mesh came out of stealth in February with a $50 million Series A.
FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh | TechCrunch
Mesh came out of stealth in February with a $50 million Series A.
techcrunch.com
June 27, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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Please share with your networks, lovely people:
www.autismcentral.nhs.uk/one-one
Caring for an autistic person? Exhausted by the challenges society gives you?
A safe space to chat to a really knowledgeable, kind person with lived experience.
Free!
Fully funded by the NHS.
Find out more at the link
One-to-one | Autism Central
Free online coaching sessions for families supporting autistic people in England. The sessions offer a safe space to reflect on autistic wellbeing and family life. Our peer guides provide practical gu...
www.autismcentral.nhs.uk
June 9, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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My painting TROUT WATER
April 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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People with AuDHD often feel torn between conflicting sensory needs, like craving stimulation but being easily overwhelmed.

#neurodivergence #neurodivergent #tourette #tourettesyndrome #disorder #adhd #autism #audhd #ocd #dyslexia #asd #Dyspraxia
March 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🎁 Gift Link: Online Betting Markets Get Dark With Pope’s Future Uncertain
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Online Betting Markets Get Dark With Pope’s Future Uncertain
As wagers about Pope Francis pop up on prediction-market site Polymarket, some users wonder how far is too far for betting on hypotheticals.
www.bloomberg.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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We are bereft: Steve Silberman has died. He was our dear friend, and a tireless and enthusiastic ally to our entire community. His book NeuroTribes enlightened, empowered, and educated millions about autism and autistic people.

May his memory be a blessing.

www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/249...
Misdiagnosed And Misunderstood
People often ask if I believe autism is overdiagnosed, if we’re just slapping a label on geeky kids who in previous generations would have been considered merely eccentric. I reply that I believe auti...
www.thesunmagazine.org
August 29, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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An active outdoor day out for explorers of all ages.

See crafts and cooking, music and dancing and a whole community going about everyday life, as if you had travelled in time back to the year 1535.

bit.ly/3MJA769
September 17, 2024 at 12:50 PM