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Four blog posts caught my attention this week, each providing fascinating personal insights into disabled life.

• Grace has autism. Her mum Sophie writes a blog about their lives called , a title which describes her situation perfectly. Sophie has become bored of people casually misusing the word 'autistic' for humorous effect and has started confronting people about it. In an entry called , she tells of what responses she gets and how these conversations make her feel.

• Helen Fawkes is a young person with cancer, and she's keeping a about her journey through the treatment she is receiving. In a post entitled , she expresses a growing love for headscarves. After being forced to use some of her minimal energy to explain her need for a seat on the bus a number of times recently, Helen explains why she feels there should be "cancer on board" badges available to be worn on public transport.

• Singer with the indie band Embrace, , wrote recently about three years of his life during which he experienced . In the blog post, he says that he almost died and remembers the life-changing effects PTSD had on his and his family's lives. He goes on to write about his road to recovery, and the recent positive impact the condition has had on his creativity as the band record their fifth album. (Contains some swearing.)

• , is the title of a recent entry on , a new business blog for those with the aforementioned condition. The author has the condition herself and explains her view that the ability to schedule posts "enables effective output across changing moods"; and while bipolar disorder is not always "the most social reality", using features such as lists and hashtags on Twitter "links like-minded people together".

Have you read any good blog posts recently which shine a light on disability? Tell us about them and link them in the comments below.