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My Difference was my Strength all Along, By Jane McNeice

Posted by on 11 Feb, 2024 in Mental Health |

My Difference was my Strength all Along, By Jane McNeice

Mum-of-three, and grandmother of four, social entrepreneur, Jane McNeice shares her life changing diagnosis that took her from feeling broken, to the knowledge that she was different to the recognition that her difference was her strength all along! At age 45 Jane McNeice learned she is Autistic. Her memoir and debut book The Umbrella Picker documents her journey to finding her neurological truth (which was self-identified), through to accessing a formal diagnosis a year later and the journey...

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The Umbrella Picker

Posted by on 5 Aug, 2022 in Mental Health |

The Umbrella Picker

This is the 7 year old girl who felt lost, lonely, ugly, and unlovable. She doesn’t yet know she will wait another 38 years to find the reason for those feelings… At the age of 45 she will find the answer to her ‘Why?’ She will learn that she is different, but not wrong. She will learn that she experiences the world in a different way, through a different brain type, and has different needs which must be met if she is to stay well. Needs that won’t be met up until that point. She will...

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When you read the World is your Oyster! by Jane McNeice

Posted by on 1 Apr, 2020 in Mental Health |

When you read the World is your Oyster! by Jane McNeice

Reading will almost always be my solace in life, but right now it’s even more than that. From us being people who might travel the length and breadth of the country, or travel thousands of miles globally – the world being our oyster – we’ve transgressed to measuring and living in square metres, maybe acres if more fortunate. Our life playgrounds are much reduced. But they don’t have to be… Our minds are powerful tools, they can create hopes, dreams, and glorious images. If today...

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