I was honoured to be invited to speak at a live recording for BBC Radio 4’s Four Thought programme in May on the theme of ‘Thinking Differently about Difference’. An edited version aired on June 6, 2018 and this is the link to the full podcast version, including Q&A.
It all made sense when we found out we were autistic
This article appeared on March 26, 2018 on BBC News Website I was delighted when the BBC OUCH team invited me to provide an introduction for this excellent piece on autism in women. Follow the link to see all these women's stories. “I'm Maura Campbell. I was born with the social skills of a used…
What I wish I hadn’t said to my colleague
This article appeared on August 29, 2017 on BBC News Website as part of BBC OUCH Tales of the Misunderstood. An event where seven people with a disability or mental health difficulty performed a story about awkward moments as part of BBC Ouch's storytelling event at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. by Maura Campbell and images by Charlotte Edey…
BBC Ouch Storytelling – Awkward Situation @ Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017
In August 2017, I got to utter the coolest (for me) sentence ever: "The BBC flew me over to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival." It was for a storytelling event organised by BBC Ouch on the subject of 'awkward moments'. (Hey, if I can't do awkward, I don't know who can.) My bit is…