- Article
- Article
The stuck tampon
Dorothée King was on holiday when she experienced the awkward, uncomfortable and panicky situation all tampon users dread.
- Photo story
- Photo story
‘Yes I am’ – voices of autistic women from minoritised communities
Rosie Barnes showcases the powerful voices of autistic women from minoritised communities as they talk about the specific and complex challenges they face.
- Article
- Article
A creative collaboration with compulsion
Discover how artist Liz Atkin has channelled the compulsion to pick her skin into an imaginative outlet for her feelings.
- Comic
- Comic
My backstory
A more vulnerable exposé on my dermatillomania.
- Comic
- Comic
Mom's solution
Mother may well know best in this case.
- Comic
- Comic
Walk it off
When skin picking really is a disorder and interferes with life.
- Comic
- Comic
Voyage
The root of picking really is just skin deep.
- Comic
- Comic
Rod with a prod
You’ve got a friend in Rod.
- Comic
- Comic
The upsides of dermatillomania
Everything needs a silver lining.
- Comic
- Comic
Save the world
It’s harder than you’d think.
- Short film
- Short film
Imagining a more inclusive world
An official diagnosis for ADHD has given artist Carrie Ravenscroft so much more than the medical support she lacked. For the first time, it’s allowed her to see a future for herself as valid member of a diverse community.
- Short film
- Short film
The power of art
For Carrie Ravenscroft, both the techniques and content of her art are expressions of the workings of her neurodivergent mind.
- Short film
- Short film
Gender gap
In this artwork, Carrie Ravenscroft considers how her personal struggles with having ADHD relate to the wider challenges of being neurodivergent and female.
- Short film
- Short film
Loss and grieving
In this artwork Carrie Ravenscroft delves into the complex feelings of grief and loss that were triggered by the death of her aunt during the Covid pandemic.
- Short film
- Short film
Chaos within boundaries
How making a series of paintings helped Carrie Ravenscroft process and map her journey towards a neurodivergent identity.
- Comic
- Comic
No solution
We all need to relieve stress.
- Book extract
- Book extract
Autism and the ache of loneliness
Explore the thoughts of an autistic loneliness researcher in this quietly expressive extract from Daniel Tammet’s book ‘Nine Minds: Inner Lives on the Spectrum’.
- Comic
- Comic
Guillotine
Sometimes the solution isn’t worth the trouble.
- Comic
- Comic
Can you tell I’m stressed?
When your friends need to read the signs.
- Article
- Article
The wishing-tree of Loch Maree
So many pilgrims have visited a tiny loch island in Scotland that the site of their devotions, a fragile and crumbling tree, has collapsed under the ministrations of thousands of hands leaving thanks for its rumoured health-bestowing powers.
- Comic
- Comic
I’m not ashamed
Don’t let picking your scars stop you from enjoying nature’s bounty.
- Long read
- Long read
Love, grief and assisted dying
In this deeply affecting story, Michelle Elliot explores the events and emotions around the time of her mother’s medically assisted death in Canada, where the practice is legal.
- Photo story
- Photo story
Alopecia in men
Men break their silence about total hair loss in these intimate portraits and interviews by Orlando Gili.
- Book extract
- Book extract
Your gut’s instincts
Cultural historian Elsa Richardson explores the stomach’s influence over our emotions, and why trusting your gut is often good advice.
- Article
- Article
Unmasking neurodivergent parenthood
Observing her eldest child’s neurodivergent traits and supporting his education set Erin Beeston wondering about her own ‘odd’ behaviour in childhood, and whether adult diagnosis could be empowering.