We often talk about Autism in childhood, but what happens when the diagnosis comes decades later? And how does that diagnosis shift when you’re also managing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME)? In this episode of Chat with Charlie, our colleague shares her lived experience navigating these two invisible realities. We explore how late diagnosis can be a form of grief and liberation at once, and why workplace/life accommodations aren’t just "nice to haves "; they are essential for survival.

Perhaps very helpful ahead of the festive break, one of our expert clinicians chats with Charlie about how to rest well to make sure we have the best chance of quality, restorative rest, something that is not always easy in our blue-lit, daylight-deprived, device-driven, busy world at Christmas.

Why do our clients often have dysregulated breathing patterns?

What does this actually mean?

How can it be changed?

Our Specialist Physiotherapist, Emily Tims, has a video chat with Charlie about her clinical and personal experience in this area of breathing patterns. As someone with asthma as a teenager who was very keen on sports, this led her to train to be a Physiotherapist initially.

“Fibromyalgia: It's like having an orchestra of discomfort playing in various parts of your body.”

In our latest blog we share some of our clients’ experiences of living with this often misunderstood condition.