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Hi everybody!

PJWhittaker

I was diagnosed in 2000 at the age of 11, and I can't believe it's taken me this long to join this forum. I've had a quick look around, and it seems like a nice place (the Doctor Who forum I used to be active on got really toxic). 

Anyway, besides autism, I have depression and anxiety following a nervous breakdown nearly ten years ago. I've struggled, but held on with the help of friends and family and my brilliant doctor, and I became an author just over a week ago.

My big coping mechanisms are writing and playing video games, but I also enjoy films (especially old ones), have a wide taste in music, and love astronomy and history.

  • in reply to White_Dragon

    Hi, White_Dragon. Roman history is fascinating. I write science fantasy (science fiction with a lot of fantasy elements mixed in that have a psudoscientific explanation) with quite a lot of humour as Terry Pratchett is a big influence. My book is set in a universe that has been broken by a mad scientist's experiment, and two neurodivergent sisters living in Edinburgh find themselves at the heart of a sinister plot involving an invasion from another dimension.

    Here's the blurb: 'Madeline Pembroke’s universe has been altered, time and space shattered and reassembled in less than the blink of an eye. Fiction is fact, strange extraterrestrials draw power from the plot holes and writing errors on the pages they inhabit, and mythical creatures run fast-food empires.

    To make matters worse, she’s being hunted by abstract entities from another dimension.

    Can her friends—her anarchic sister, an apelike alien, a well-meaning zombie, the well-meaning zombie’s mean-spirited cat, a rowdy dwarven prince, and a pair of unappreciated scientists—save her and the rest of the universe from a threat of everyone’s making?'

    Strategy and RPGs are two of my favourite game genres. My favourite game is Oblivion, and I really like the Total War games, especially Warhammer Total War.

  • Hi PJWhittaker. Good to have you here and welcome. Sounds really interesting that you’ve become an author. What type of things do you write about? I’m a big writer myself but not managed to finish anything up to press. I’m a big fantasy fan especially epic stuff. Also into PC games mainly strategy and RPGs. History is another big interest, particularly enjoy Roman republic era.

  • in reply to PJWhittaker

    Thanks, I usually post about my film pick of the week on a Sunday or Monday evening.

  • in reply to Lotus

    Cool. I'll keep a lookout for your film thread.

  • Hi and welcome to the community. I'm retired and I enjoy reading and playing video games. I also like to watch movies and I post each week about a movie I've watched, which anyone can contribute to.

  • Hello PJ! Welcome!

    That’s awesome that you just wrote a book! That’s a huge accomplishment. I’m also happy to hear that you have a great support system.

    Yeah, fandoms can get pretty toxic really quick, but I’m sorry to hear you had a bad experience with a Doctor Who forum. Hopefully you feel welcome on here! You’ll find that there are loads of people here with similar interests.

    Best wishes to you!

  • Hi - welcome to the community and congratulations on having your book published! Slight smile

    I also suffer with depression and anxiety. If you haven't yet seen them, you might find some of the information in these articles helpful; they discuss the conditions in the context of autism, and include links to further resources:

    NAS - Depression

    NAS - Anxiety