Darren
@dazzla84-ssfc.bsky.social
41, South Shields FC supporter & shareholder, also follower of Winnipeg Jets, Charlotte Hornets and Newcastle Falcons. I also have autism & talk SSFC on my blog. Views are my own. #AutismAcceptance 🌈
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Darren
@dazzla84-ssfc.bsky.social
· Dec 31
GOODBYE TO 2025, FOOTBALL, NEURODIVERGENCE AND WHATNOT
2025 is a year that we are about to depart and its certainly been eventful to say the least. Full of life changes, contrasting football fortunes and news events that leave me with plenty of worry a…
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My final post of 2025, my traditional end of year piece.
Heres to a happy 2026 everybody
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Heres to a happy 2026 everybody
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Its Monday, its 5:15am and its…not crackerjack. Its misty and miserable. 😞 Its also time for the first working week of February
Hope you all have a good week 👍
Hope you all have a good week 👍
February 2, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Its Monday, its 5:15am and its…not crackerjack. Its misty and miserable. 😞 Its also time for the first working week of February
Hope you all have a good week 👍
Hope you all have a good week 👍
Ive been intrigued by the work of this man after listening to his words regarding autism on a variety of podcasts, so I thought id give one of his books a try
So thats what im starting this morning before work
So thats what im starting this morning before work
January 28, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Ive been intrigued by the work of this man after listening to his words regarding autism on a variety of podcasts, so I thought id give one of his books a try
So thats what im starting this morning before work
So thats what im starting this morning before work
Ive Finished this on my break, highly recommend it.
Its a fascinting insight into how distrust from the autistic community towards methods of research is rife, especially in areas where researchers explicitly exclude input from the very community they’re studying
Its a fascinting insight into how distrust from the autistic community towards methods of research is rife, especially in areas where researchers explicitly exclude input from the very community they’re studying
January 26, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Ive Finished this on my break, highly recommend it.
Its a fascinting insight into how distrust from the autistic community towards methods of research is rife, especially in areas where researchers explicitly exclude input from the very community they’re studying
Its a fascinting insight into how distrust from the autistic community towards methods of research is rife, especially in areas where researchers explicitly exclude input from the very community they’re studying
Monday and another working week, it always comes with its own trepidations, andthis werk is no different
Hope you all have a good week everybody 👍
Hope you all have a good week everybody 👍
January 26, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Monday and another working week, it always comes with its own trepidations, andthis werk is no different
Hope you all have a good week everybody 👍
Hope you all have a good week everybody 👍
This article on autistic burnout is a lot harder to write than expected, even with my notes
I've been on it all afternoon! 😖😖
I've been on it all afternoon! 😖😖
January 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This article on autistic burnout is a lot harder to write than expected, even with my notes
I've been on it all afternoon! 😖😖
I've been on it all afternoon! 😖😖
Hope youre having a better Monday morning than I am, god this is miserable 🌧️ ☔️ 💦
Hope you all have a good week
Hope you all have a good week
January 19, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Hope youre having a better Monday morning than I am, god this is miserable 🌧️ ☔️ 💦
Hope you all have a good week
Hope you all have a good week
Started this magazine this evening. Im looking to use whatever guidance this has with what im constantly learning about autism & myself to help improve me as a person, addressing my own social & emotional difficulties
The last couple of weeks has shown that I still have a lot to work to do on those
The last couple of weeks has shown that I still have a lot to work to do on those
January 12, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Started this magazine this evening. Im looking to use whatever guidance this has with what im constantly learning about autism & myself to help improve me as a person, addressing my own social & emotional difficulties
The last couple of weeks has shown that I still have a lot to work to do on those
The last couple of weeks has shown that I still have a lot to work to do on those
My final post of 2025, my traditional end of year piece.
Heres to a happy 2026 everybody
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Heres to a happy 2026 everybody
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GOODBYE TO 2025, FOOTBALL, NEURODIVERGENCE AND WHATNOT
2025 is a year that we are about to depart and its certainly been eventful to say the least. Full of life changes, contrasting football fortunes and news events that leave me with plenty of worry a…
claretandbluepixels.wordpress.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My final post of 2025, my traditional end of year piece.
Heres to a happy 2026 everybody
claretandbluepixels.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/g...
Heres to a happy 2026 everybody
claretandbluepixels.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/g...
What a murky start to christmas week 🌧️ 😔
Only the three days in before the festivities allow for a long weekend off
As always, have a good week everybody
Only the three days in before the festivities allow for a long weekend off
As always, have a good week everybody
December 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
What a murky start to christmas week 🌧️ 😔
Only the three days in before the festivities allow for a long weekend off
As always, have a good week everybody
Only the three days in before the festivities allow for a long weekend off
As always, have a good week everybody
This has been me today, hardly moved from the bed and getting fully caught up on Gone Fishing 😔
Think I need at least another day off, still feel like I have absolutely no energy 😔😔
Think I need at least another day off, still feel like I have absolutely no energy 😔😔
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This has been me today, hardly moved from the bed and getting fully caught up on Gone Fishing 😔
Think I need at least another day off, still feel like I have absolutely no energy 😔😔
Think I need at least another day off, still feel like I have absolutely no energy 😔😔
What a miserable Monday morning 😔 🌧️
Still though, need to get to work
As always, hope you all have a good week
Still though, need to get to work
As always, hope you all have a good week
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 AM
What a miserable Monday morning 😔 🌧️
Still though, need to get to work
As always, hope you all have a good week
Still though, need to get to work
As always, hope you all have a good week
Its Monday, its quarter past 5, and its…not crackerjack, its a return to the daily grind.
Hope you all have a good week 👍
Hope you all have a good week 👍
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Its Monday, its quarter past 5, and its…not crackerjack, its a return to the daily grind.
Hope you all have a good week 👍
Hope you all have a good week 👍
Reposted by Darren
Some really important autistic history in this book, including @autisticadvocacy.org's involvement with the diagnostic changes from the DSM IV to DSM V (many people don't realise there was some input), and so much more!
Always a book I will recommend.
Always a book I will recommend.
This open-access book marks the first historical overview of the autism rights branch of the neurodiversity movement, describing the activities & rationales of key leaders in their own words.
Edited by @drstevenkapp.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Edited by @drstevenkapp.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
November 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Some really important autistic history in this book, including @autisticadvocacy.org's involvement with the diagnostic changes from the DSM IV to DSM V (many people don't realise there was some input), and so much more!
Always a book I will recommend.
Always a book I will recommend.
Clear skies at this time of the morning doesnt half give one a gorgeous view of the stars 😍⭐
October 29, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Clear skies at this time of the morning doesnt half give one a gorgeous view of the stars 😍⭐
First shift back at work since the clocks went back
Hope you all have a good week everyone 👍🩷🩵
Hope you all have a good week everyone 👍🩷🩵
October 27, 2025 at 5:57 AM
First shift back at work since the clocks went back
Hope you all have a good week everyone 👍🩷🩵
Hope you all have a good week everyone 👍🩷🩵
Well thats a wonderful start to the working week, whoever’s responsible for this, id just like to say F**K YOU! 😡
Hope you’re all good and have a good week yourselves
Hope you’re all good and have a good week yourselves
October 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Well thats a wonderful start to the working week, whoever’s responsible for this, id just like to say F**K YOU! 😡
Hope you’re all good and have a good week yourselves
Hope you’re all good and have a good week yourselves
Another week begins & common sense won out. 😔 1st time in 4 years that ive had to ring in sick, good run while it lasted but after the weekend ive had & how I am this morning, I just couldnt do it
Hope I can limit it to just 1 day to witness the misery that is daytime tv
Hope you have a good week
Hope I can limit it to just 1 day to witness the misery that is daytime tv
Hope you have a good week
October 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Another week begins & common sense won out. 😔 1st time in 4 years that ive had to ring in sick, good run while it lasted but after the weekend ive had & how I am this morning, I just couldnt do it
Hope I can limit it to just 1 day to witness the misery that is daytime tv
Hope you have a good week
Hope I can limit it to just 1 day to witness the misery that is daytime tv
Hope you have a good week
After showing a few people already and seeing the feedback, I feel confident now in publishing this
My response to "that" press conference last week where Donald Trump took RFK's stance from April, and ran with it
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My response to "that" press conference last week where Donald Trump took RFK's stance from April, and ran with it
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TRUMP’S PRESS CONFERENCE – MY REACTION
Back in April, there was that infamous press conference where the newly apppointed secretary of state for health in the USA, Robert F Kennedy Jr (or RFK for short) made some outlandish claims about…
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September 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
After showing a few people already and seeing the feedback, I feel confident now in publishing this
My response to "that" press conference last week where Donald Trump took RFK's stance from April, and ran with it
claretandbluepixels.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/t...
My response to "that" press conference last week where Donald Trump took RFK's stance from April, and ran with it
claretandbluepixels.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/t...
Another working week begins. Doing the Saturday just gone always makes it feel like a turnaround thats lasted…well…like its non existent.
Hope you all have a good week 👍
Hope you all have a good week 👍
September 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Another working week begins. Doing the Saturday just gone always makes it feel like a turnaround thats lasted…well…like its non existent.
Hope you all have a good week 👍
Hope you all have a good week 👍
Saturday shift, football stuff and blog progress out of the way, now time to finally chill properly
And for that, commandeering the parents bedroom to indulge in more Gone Fishing
And for that, commandeering the parents bedroom to indulge in more Gone Fishing
September 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Saturday shift, football stuff and blog progress out of the way, now time to finally chill properly
And for that, commandeering the parents bedroom to indulge in more Gone Fishing
And for that, commandeering the parents bedroom to indulge in more Gone Fishing
“False hopes are more dangerous than fears”
J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien
September 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
“False hopes are more dangerous than fears”
J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien
Reposted by Darren
It appears the foreseeable future will be even more difficult for autistic people & their loved ones because of the heinous disinformation coming from the US government &their supporters. We should not need to reiterate the humanity of Autistic people, but here we are, watching as progress is erased
September 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
It appears the foreseeable future will be even more difficult for autistic people & their loved ones because of the heinous disinformation coming from the US government &their supporters. We should not need to reiterate the humanity of Autistic people, but here we are, watching as progress is erased
Time to begin another working week, 6 days this time as its my turn for the Saturday shift so yep, its going to be a long one
Mornings are getting darker as well so these gorgeous sunrises are getting fewer
As always, hope you all have a good week 🌅
Mornings are getting darker as well so these gorgeous sunrises are getting fewer
As always, hope you all have a good week 🌅
September 22, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Time to begin another working week, 6 days this time as its my turn for the Saturday shift so yep, its going to be a long one
Mornings are getting darker as well so these gorgeous sunrises are getting fewer
As always, hope you all have a good week 🌅
Mornings are getting darker as well so these gorgeous sunrises are getting fewer
As always, hope you all have a good week 🌅
This mornings trave to work listening, been meaning to get to this one for the last few days
September 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
This mornings trave to work listening, been meaning to get to this one for the last few days
The new blog piece is up, looking at Shields's excellent start to the season
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PROVING PEOPLE WRONG
As I see it, the situation at the first FA Cup break (7 or 8 games) is a perfect time to judge Shields’s start to the season. And since I wrote my season preview back at the beginning of Augu…
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September 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The new blog piece is up, looking at Shields's excellent start to the season
claretandbluepixels.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/p...
claretandbluepixels.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/p...