\ˈthē-ˈˈärd-ˌvärk\

https://mastodon.me.uk/@theaardvark

Town and District #Councillor for Burntwood, Staffs, UK.

#UKLabour #Labour #Lefty #Progressive #Wokerati #LocalGovt #Councillor

VAT (tax) manager by day. Sometime interweb DJ by night.

He/Him/His/Twat

#ADHD #AuDHD #Aspergers #Autism #LongCovid #ChronicIllness #Aphantasia #Neurospicy

AarDHD is my calming focus music project designed with #Neurodivergent people in mind.

Avatar Alt: headshot of me, a bald, 50 something, white bloke looking into camera. I have a long, purple beard

#fedi22

Contacts/Socials: https://paultaylor.online/
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Blog: https://theaardvark.co.uk/
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2026-05-15 23:01:48 UTC

I done blogged again. Sorry.
This one's about masking. Specifically, why I think the discourse around it is a bit one-sided. Some of my masks are genuinely useful. Some of them I actively like. The entertainer one in particular has been putting in a shift lately.
https://theaardvark.co.uk/in-defence-of-the-neurodivergent-mask.html
#AuDHD #Masking #ADHD #Autism #AcutallyAutistic @npub1pce…geep

2026-04-28 18:38:18 UTC

If you missed my show on Lichfield Radio this afternoon, it's repeated in the evening at 8pm. So, that's in *checks watch* 25 minutes at the time of writing this post.
Tune in at https://lichfieldradio.org/
I was left in the studio on my own, so I turned the lights down and the studio speakers up, then danced like no one was watching. Because we don't video stream these shows, so no one could watch.
#RadioShow
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2026-03-11 22:14:42 UTC

It's almost Thursday — which means it's almost time for the Snoozy Breakfast Show! 🎵
This week we're welcoming Susan Jackson from Revive CIC to chat about the Burntwood Festival of Wellbeing (revive.community) and Men's Yoga.
We'll also be introducing something new — The Currant (not to be confused with The Current 😄).
Join us and Ruth Redgate on Lichfield Radio, Thursday 7–9 am.
Tune in at https://lichfieldradio.org/ 🎙
#Lichfield #Burntwood #LocalRadio #SnoozyBreakfast
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2026-03-08 15:03:19 UTC

CW to avoid spoilers cos I know not everyone will have caught up yet.
Watching the #F1 on record and just got to the green light for the grid. And ..
WTF #Piastri? Oh dear, that's gotta be embarrassing.
#F1 #AustralianGP 🇦🇺🦘

2025-12-30 15:00:42 UTC

It's a platelets donation day again. Busy generating two bags of the gold stuff for the use of our wonderful NHS.
#PlateletDonor
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2025-12-18 21:37:25 UTC

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I can be as sweary as the next person, more so even. But it's incredibly context-dependent. Only in the right place.

2025-11-25 11:26:59 UTC

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I use @npub1hhf…qrnt . The layout options are much simpler compared to others, but I actually find that better.

2025-09-19 16:57:32 UTC

New t-shirt.... ADHD AF.
Buy one for yourself at https://old.streetshirts.co.uk/sell-t-shirts?PFC[SSDvHNKWuP1eet3ADJfNEN0e80s52d]
#ADHD #AuDHD #neurodivergent
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2025-07-02 17:03:55 UTC

Here's a first... It's a "stuck in a lift" selfie with MrsVark.
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2024-12-21 00:52:24 UTC

New blog post. It's an honest discussion of where my mental health has been this year. It includes mention of the crises I've experienced.
Is it too much? I've always been open about my mental health because it helps me and I think it helps others if they experience the same. But I've not talked about this before.
#MentalHealth #ADHD #AuDHD
https://theaardvark.co.uk/ive-not-been-ok.html