making sense of my world
by artist Helen Shaddock

RADIO INTERVIEW: Anna Foster

Noticings Announcements and events  RADIO INTERVIEW: Anna Foster Listen again to artED on BBC Radio Newcastle with Anna Fosterhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kb9xgb I talked to Anna about the challenges that the festive period can bring to those with eating distress, OCD & neurodivergence. I shared coping mechanisms and tips for friends, carers, family & colleagues to support others.

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On My Radar Images that have caught my eye Watercolour, 2019

RADIO INTERVIEW: Anna Foster

Noticings Announcements and events  RADIO INTERVIEW: Anna Foster I talked to Anna Foster about my experience of being a late-diagnosed autistic woman. We discussed my eating distress history and how years of treatment lead to me getting a late autism diagnosis. I speak about how autism was presenting itself. Anna asked me about what has […]

EVENT: Public Science Seminar

Noticings Announcements and events  EVENT: Medical Research Foundation- Public Science Seminar Eating disorders often co-exist alongside other mental or physical health conditions. Researchers are also interested in the role of neurodivergence co-existing with eating disorders, with studies indicating that 35% of people with an eating disorder also have Autism or show high levels of autistic […]

artEDition #3 now online

Noticings Announcements and events  Dare to Dream artEDition is now online We are delighted to share that the Dare to Dream artEDition is now online. The guest editor was Angela Kennedy With contributions from Richard James HallHelen Shaddock Yewande Akinse Michael Mersinis Angela Kennedy We do hope that you enjoy it. Details of the next […]

PODCAST: Late Diagnosis Club

Noticings Announcements and events  PODCAST: Late Diagnosis Club It was a pleasure to talk with author, community-builder, and Autistic advocate Dr Angela Kingdon for an episode of Late Diagnosis Club, part of the Autistic Culture Podcast Network. Angela summed up the episode in the following description: In this meeting of The Late Diagnosis Club, Dr […]

EXHIBITION: What Are Words Worth 2U2?

Noticings Announcements and events  EXHIBITION: What Are Words Worth2U2? 29 April – 8 May 2026 Gallery North, Northumbria University What Are Words Worth 2U2? Full Programme Programme Northumbria presents What Are Words Worth 2U2?, an interdisciplinary, cross-artform festival that asks what language does, who it belongs to, and what it costs. Bringing together researchers, artists, […]

PODCAST: The Squarepeg podcast

Noticings Announcements and events  PODCAST: The Squarepeg podcast A few months ago I had the pleasure of talking with Amy Richards for an episode of Squarepeg. The episode launched today and can be accessed at the following link https://squarepeg.community/148-s11-e3-unexpected-autism-art-journalling-mental-health-and-reframing-eating-distress/ In the words of Amy: “I’m Amy Richards, and I was diagnosed autistic in 2016, when […]