What Does Autism Feel Like?

Our latest blog post exploring the phenomenology of Autistic experience‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­

View in browser What Does Autism Feel Like? ­ And Other Blog Posts From Recent Writing Latest from the NeuroHub blog Swipe or scroll sideways to see all five → 2 September 2026 What Does Autism Feel Like? Do I actually feel autistic? A look at autistic identity as something built through culture and connection, not sensation. Read the post → 21 August 2026 Why We Held An Autistic Mental Health Conference Knowing about something is not the same as knowing it — and why autistic voices had to sit at the centre of this event. Read the post → 9 August 2026 Your Mental Health Was Never Just Yours Autistic distress is not a symptom of being autistic. It is a response to environments and systems never built for us. Read the post → 5 August 2026 The “Overdiagnosis” Review: What It Actually Means What the review really found, and what it could mean for your assessment, PIP claim, EHCP and workplace adjustments. Read the post → 4 August 2026 Why Neurodivergent Community Matters For Neurodivergent People Neurodivergent spaces offer something rare: an environment free of the constant correction and stigma we meet elsewhere. Read the post → View all posts on the NeuroHub blog David's PDF Books ­ Re-Storying Autism eBook ­ "Re-Storying Autism offers a rare blend of autistic-led theory, science, lived experience, and practical application that reshapes how families understand support. I especially appreciate how it centers sensory experience, interoception, burnout, identity, and belonging as foundational, not secondary. The reflection questions woven throughout consistently guide curiosity and thoughtful growth. This is the kind of resource that helps people build environments where Autistic people can live with more felt safety, dignity, and self-trust. Highly recommend." — Kelly Mahler, OTD, Author of The Interoception Curriculum   ­ €9.99 ­ View €9.99 ­ ­ A Guide To Autism And Psychosis ­ Personal And Professional Insights From A Psychotic Mind David Gray-Hammond uses his personal experience of Schizophrenia and his professional experience of Autistic peoples mental health to take people on a walk through the experience of psychopsis in Autistic people. This book reached number one in multiple categories on Amazon and is highly acclaimed in the Autistic community. ­ €9.99 ­ View ­ ­ The New Normal: Autistic Musings On The Threat Of A Broken Society ­ In this anthology, David Gray-Hammond has reworked and added to essays from his popular "Emergent Divergence" blog. The theme of the essays is that of neuronormativity in society, and the effect it is having on Autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people. In this anthology, he challenges the idea of what normal is by calling out the status quo for the violence it inflicts on a marginalised neurodivergent community. PDF eBook Version ­ €5.99 ­ View ­ ­ Unusual Medicine: Essays On Autistic Identity And Drug Addiction ­ In this essay anthology, David explores his experience as an Autistic drug addict, and his journey into recovery. Not shying away from the darker aspects of his story, he shines a light into the corners of the Autistic community that are often forgotten about. This anthology is meant to be accessible to anyone with a vested interest in addiction amongst Autistic people, and amongst fact, and anecdotes, also contains suggestions on how people and services can better support this far too often forgotten demographic of people. ­ €5.99 ­ View ­ ­ ­ The Little Book Of Madness: Words About Autism, Madness, And The Liberation Of Bodyminds ­ The Little Book Of Madness is a collection of musings on the nature of madness, neurodiversity, and normativity. It invites the reader into a world of neuroqueering, rejection of the status quo, and mad embodiment. David Gray-Hammond questions the systemic oppression of Mad and neurodivergent people through a collection of brief essays drawn from his own lived experience of madness and neurodivergence. David has previously published books on Autism and Substance Use and Autism and Psychosis. In this short book, he turns the lens on himself and the way he was forced to see himself for a large part of his life. ­ €9.99 ­ View ­ ­ Privacy Imprint Unsubscribe