Chelsey (CJ) Flood
@cjflood_author
Author of Infinite Sky, Nightwanderers & Beautiful Hangover newsletter. Senior lecturer in Creative and professional Writing at UWE. Walking talking ecosystem.
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Interesting the growing awareness between neurodiversity and addiction....more research is needed but in theory if people got diagnosed earlier they could avoid a lot of pain in trying to manage their lives @cjflood_author
Alcohol, autism and ADHD: ‘I was unaware of how much I relied on alcohol to deal with social pressures’ buff.ly/3Xkj2Vx
This excellent podcast is always worth a listen, but this is a particularly good episode - Claire Alexander’s discussion of her career serves as an overview of the publishing industry over the last 50 years, with some brilliant office anecdotes…
NEW EPISODE: Literary agent Clare Alexander reflects on high points from a 50-year-long career in books, from editing Booker Prize winners to becoming an agent. Plus, she offers advice to new writers and speaks about her knack for spotting a great debut. buff.ly/3DNJjog
"I joke that my mum is a diva, but it’s more accurate to call her a rebel. She pushes against the expectations of what a woman, a mother or a wife should be, what they should accept. Often at great personal cost." I wrote about my mum because she's a leg. chelseyflood.substack.com/p/my-mum-the-r…
Fixing the Roof in a Thunderstorm Or Sobriety, Neurodiversity and the Joy of Learning to Cope by @cjflood_author open.substack.com/pub/chelseyflo…
This is heartbreaking. I'm so sorry autistic kids are still being treated this way.
The footage uncovered by @BBCNews is horrific and absolutely heart breaking. Imagine how scared and unsupported these children must have felt. Any abuse of autistic children is wrong and should never be allowed to happen – but we’ve seen far too many recent shocking examples. The…
Calling univ profs & lecturers! If you're interested in bringing concepts from Doughnut Economics into your teaching, we've launching a treasure trove for you! 7 slide decks, reading lists, videos & activities... Join us & @rethinkecon live on 6 Nov, 7-8pm (UK). Please RT! 1/2
I will be on @BBCNewsnight tonight talking about the #SEND crisis - sharing lived experience of fighting impossible systems to get help for my children and the need for systemic change. #autism #ADHD #dyslexia
Obviously I think every book I work on should be a Sunday Times bestseller, but it is genuinely fantastic when one of them actually is! MASSIVE congratulations to the phenomenal @_MissingTheMark on this achievement. It's such an important topic too. You're changing lives, Eliza!
A MASSIVE congratulations to @_MissingTheMark for charting at #9 in the latest Sunday Times Bestseller charts! The book is already a phenomenon, and we're so pleased for Eliza. Please bear with us as we try our best to keep up with early demand! #SundayTimesBestseller 🍾
We are pleased to publish this perspective piece from @cjflood_author as part of our #Autism collection. bit.ly/3QjubmP Chelsey shares a personal story about how alcohol can be an effective but problematic masking tool for autistic women. @lauralhull @SedgewickF
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Alcohol masked my autism so well, that nobody noticed it until I got sober - Chelsey Flood, 2023
A personal story about how alcohol can be an effective but problematic masking tool for autistic women.
There’s an edited extract of This Ragged Grace in @gdnlongread today, so this morning I’m thinking of my dear pa & all we went through together. Solidarity with anyone living with or loving someone with dementia 💚💚💚 theguardian.com/news/2023/jun/…
Opportunity for our students @UWECreativeWrit <3
'On Writing for Young People, The Conference' will take place online 9-10th Nov. Run by the people @Leaf_Journal, who are currently welcoming pitches for short talks/papers. Submit suggestions by 17th Jul. #OnWriting2023 Full details on the website: leafjournal.org/pages/392-conf…
We (@KieranRose7 @SheffieldLuke @JoPavlopoulou ) are recruiting 12 autistic co-researchers to develop a project on autistic suicidality. Do not share experiences in the comments. Read more about the project here: …timateviolenceandautism.my.canva.site/understanding-… Volunteer here: sunduni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5n…
'On Writing for Young People, The Conference' will take place online 9-10th Nov. Run by the people @Leaf_Journal, who are currently welcoming pitches for short talks/papers. Submit suggestions by 17th Jul. #OnWriting2023 Full details on the website: leafjournal.org/pages/392-conf…
Applications for the 2023-24 cohort of @southbankcentre's New Poets Collective - led by @Vanessa_Kisuule & Will Harris & supported by the @eliotfoundation are now open! We're looking for new poets aged 22+ to apply by Weds July 5. More info here: bit.ly/3pbj7MEApplica…
So happy to see this well-deserved win. Congrats Anthony!
Congratulations to @Anthony1983, winner of the 2023 @RSLiterature Ondaatje Prize for his poetry collection ‘Heritage Aesthetics’, published by @GrantaBooks! Listen to Anthony discuss the book, family histories and national divides on the podcast: granta.com/podcast-anthon…
My book about anxiety, COWARD, is out in paperback next week. But I could use some help. What questions about anxiety & panic would you most like answered? I want to make some short videos & I'd love to know what folks care about. I'll pick 1 RT of this post to win a copy. Deal?
Zaina is doing 100 squats a day for 40 days. 🏋️♀️. Our challengers are raising essential funds for Pregnancy Sickness Support by committing to doing something that will challenge them for 40 days! #Heroes #40daychallenge #HyperemesisGravidarum #Pregnancy #PregnancySickness
New HG research 📣 If you are interested in getting involved in this study: qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6r… #HyperemesisGravidarum #PregnancySickness #NewResearch
I'm seven years sober today! I never would have thought not drinking beer for this long was possible, let alone desirable. But it really is! (Especially now the AF beer game is so strong.) chelseyflood.substack.com/p/seven-lesson…
Chelsea Flood is a good autistic writer... turns her struggles into artisti-tainment. How many 'problem drinkers' are actually undiagnosed autistic?, by @cjflood_author open.substack.com/pub/chelseyflo…
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