Alex Lowery speaks about autism

Tag Archives: OCD

  • 14.05.19

    Anxiety is my worst enemy

    Here is a film I made about my imaginary enemy, Scudder (it’s a film giving an insight into what it’s like to have anxiety)....

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  • 23.02.18

    5 Disability stereotypes

    I have very often spoken about the myths of autism. However, I have felt for quite a while that every now and again: I don’t just want to raise understanding of autism but other disabilities as well. After all, autism...

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  • 18.12.13

    Comorbidity in autism

    Comorbidity is a term used when you have at least one more condition that exists with an already existing condition. A lot of people with autism will be able to get diagnoses of something else as well. It is likely...

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  • 30.10.13

    Obsessive Compulsions and me

    A lot of people with autism have Obsessive Compulsions, and certain things that irritate them, that don’t irritate other people. There are some that have these Compulsions severe enough to meet the diagnostic criteria for OCD. I don’t believe I...

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  • 10.09.13

    Autism and anxious thoughts- Part 2 – A fear of making mistakes

    One of my biggest anxieties is making mistakes. When this happens, I tend to look at everyone around me and think they’ll be thinking, “Wow! That was a really stupid thing to do! Why did he do that?” I have...

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  • 02.09.13

    Autism and anxious thoughts- Part 1 Being part of the ‘worried well’.

    This is a part of a series about the different types of anxiety I have; this article is about health worries and fears. I get anxious sometimes and worry that I’ll develop a particular illness or condition that I don’t...

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Organisations Alex has worked with

  • Autism Cymru
  • Chester University
  • Glyndwr University
  • National Autistic Society
  • St John's Ambulance
  • Welsh Government

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