Editor, accessibility advocate, wrangler of my neurodivergent fam, cat lover, book lover. Australia.https://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3mlbd4kclmc2uMy eldest has been in a CFS flare. (Or maybe autistic burnout? Doesn’t really matter, the same things help for both.) Fatigue, brain fog, etc. She’s had to pull out of uni. We do what’s worked before: remove all pressure, do something every day that makes her happy, rest. Slightly better today. 🤞07 May 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbd4kclmc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3miygrdr6qs2hJust a snoozy boy having a snooze on the sand at Safety Beach 🥰08 Apr 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3miygrdr6qs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3migpuatudk27I met someone new today and we had so much in common that our 45-minute meeting felt like 15 minutes. ADHD, autistic kids, same school in both our orbits … it’s the best when you can talk about those things with someone who gets it. ☺️01 Apr 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3migpuatudk27https://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3mia25o52ak2hI get irrationally annoyed when I read a post from someone who calls themselves a productivity expert, then tells me I need to time block. I have ADHD! Those blocks of time sail right past me without my so much as glancing at them! 🫠 I know it’s irrational. Can’t help it.29 Mar 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mia25o52ak2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3me6nt4htyk22Oh my heart! The nostalgia! #themuppetshow06 Feb 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3me6nt4htyk22https://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3mdjdtsixgs2wI know Richard Osman is British but we use the same words, and jeez I love Australian language! 😂28 Jan 2026 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjdtsixgs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3mdidhj25kc2dCan’t BELIEVE Djokovic got through in the Aus Open tennis. In better news, George Saunders’ new book, Vigil, is in stock at Readings next week! You don’t understand how excited I am - Lincoln in the Bardo is one of my all-time favourite books.28 Jan 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdidhj25kc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3mdef3djiac2dI’m back at work today after a long break. It’s actually going to be good to have a distraction from the sh*tshow that’s going on in America - I can’t seem to stop reading about it and listening to it.26 Jan 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdef3djiac2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3md3juwv4l226F1 exhibition today! I’ve been watching F1 since I was a kid and went to my first race in 1996 when it first moved to Melbourne, so it was very cool to see. And the hubby was in heaven ☺️ #f1 #f1melbourne23 Jan 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3juwv4l226https://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3lwbmioadq22jI had half an hour to kill so I popped into Readings Kids, as you do. Found one of my favourite childhood picture books, The Story of Ferdinand, and got teary reading Don’t Forget by Jane Godwin and Anna Walker, so unfortunately I had to buy them 😬 Doesn’t pay to kill time in a kids’ bookshop…13 Aug 2025 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwbmioadq22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3lsux6ilqs226It’s been a massive few weeks for us, with multiple hospital visits for my eldest & very little sleep. New specialist has referred us for a 5-day hospital admission to try to figure out what’s going on. In the meantime … zzzzz PS: Paramedics are worth their weight in gold. Pay them all the money.01 Jul 2025 05:19 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsux6ilqs226https://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3lrub57njws26Auditing online courses today. Things I check: - Are headings good signposts? - Is the writing clear & easy to understand? - Does it follow learning design best practice? - Do the activities link back to the learning objectives? - Is the page accessible? Course creators, do you keep these in mind?18 Jun 2025 05:19 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrub57njws26https://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3lr7ok3gnwc2hI’ve been an Asana user forever. After my ADHD diagnosis, I fell down the ADHD productivity rabbit hole and stumbled across one I hadn’t heard of before: xTiles. So far it seems to do most of what I like about Asana, but I can also make it look pretty! There might finally be a challenger for Asana!10 Jun 2025 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr7ok3gnwc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3lqtehn2lrk25At Intopia’s Disability and Inclusion event today, listening to all things online accessibility. Lots of interesting conversations. My biggest takeaways so far are that we shouldn’t shame anyone for trying to be accessible (perfect is the enemy of progress), and that you can start small.05 Jun 2025 03:21 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqtehn2lrk25https://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3lhkc244drs2pFeeling awesome on day 3 of a hospital stay for my kid, for some treatment that might help some of her disabilities, while there’s talk of disability and inclusion services being cut with a change of government.06 Feb 2025 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhkc244drs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3lhkbueyi5s2pTimeline cleanse06 Feb 2025 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhkbueyi5s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3lgoowo42x22dJust finished The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Oof, the feels at the end. 😭 (ID: Book cover, The Midnight Library)27 Jan 2025 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgoowo42x22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3lb6uoohu6c2nMem Fox has published a new picture book. Exciting! One of my favourite pic books is ‘Whoever You Are’. Every time I read it to my girls when they were little, I would cry 😂 The use of repetition and perfect rhythm … they’re so important in picture books. Oh, and Mem Fox is the best!18 Nov 2024 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6uoohu6c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3lb5gdbofcc2aAt Pearl Jam last night in Melbourne 😊17 Nov 2024 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb5gdbofcc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3lazi67pqfk2kTrying to read in bed at night instead of doomscrolling. Loving this.15 Nov 2024 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazi67pqfk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3las4dh4a3c2hIf anyone has made a starter pack for Australian children’s book authors (especially picture book authors), editors, online accessibility resources or neurodiversity, I’d love to hear about them 😊13 Nov 2024 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3las4dh4a3c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3las446a2e22hMiserable day in Melbourne today. Here’s what the furry butts in my house think about that.13 Nov 2024 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3las446a2e22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3lapsreis3k23One of my girls has baking as her #autism special interest. Look at these babies!12 Nov 2024 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lapsreis3k23https://bsky.app/profile/brookemclark.bsky.social/post/3la4spaxhcs22Obviously my cat is the most beautiful cat that ever existed.04 Nov 2024 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:jlncrmkuzm4qet2viu36vxcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3la4spaxhcs22