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An Introduction to THE MAG by Stephen Ashfield

By themagman THE MAG 24 Jun 2026 2 MIN READ

If someone had suggested to me a few months ago that I would be writing this blog, I would have probably looked at them in sheer disbelief. I turned 65 on June 19 but it was only in mid-May of this year that I was diagnosed as being autistic. ADHD looks pretty likely too and my life has really changed in the past…

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