On Friday 8th April 2011, my planned interview with Christine Miserandino was postponed due to events beyond the control of both of us. Having prepared to discuss The Spoon Theory, the resulting improvised programme was thus themed.

Thank you to Christine for being such an inspiration, even in her absence. Thank you to Bob and Roberta Smith + George Lionel Barker for their enthusiasm to hear this.

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Loolwa Khazzoom leads us through Dancing with Pain and her own journey through spirituality and channelling pain.

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April was Autism Awareness Month. Bringing the month to a close, we chat to Sadie, activist and blogger at http://ihaveaspergers.webs.com about life with Asperger’s Syndrome.

We all have Technical Difficulties, but we can all be comfortable and accepted. Wear your scars with pride.

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Spoonies rejoice.  In this week’s show, Tim Abbott talks to Christine Miserandino – the Spoon Lady – about how it feels to be recognised by government for treatment, what it is like to ‘not look sick’, sharing good information online and what exactly those spoons are about.

Transcript is available here . Christine’s Spoon Theory, and much more good information, is available at www.butyoudontlooksick.com and she can be found on Twitter

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Dolly Sen helms the Technical Difficulties ship through mental waters as the Skipper takes a rest. Transcript to come. More about Dolly at www.dollysen.com

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News roundup.

There were problems with the audio recording, but the transcript is available at : http://www.scribd.com/doc/51098049/Tech-Diff-2-3-February-25th

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