IndieAndy

23/12/2021

Abit of a moody photo to promote the fact that I have uploaded a video today 😂

It's a little look back at 2021 from a channel prospective. Looking at some of the analytics but also talking about why I haven't been uploading at all for the last few months.

The video is able using the link in my bio or via my stories OR if you are on FB, click the link here: https://youtu.be/wL5556gkXP0

Also I hope you all have a great Christmas or whatever it is that you do around this time of year 🎄⛄

#2021

05/12/2021

Had a rather nostalgic practice looking at tracks we wrote from 2016-2017. It was such a weird experience but nice as well looking forward 😉

01/12/2021

Today the channel has reached the 15,000 subscriber milestone which is honestly weird to me since I haven't been uploading very much.

But thank you to everyone who has supported the channel over the years And I honestly do not deserve any of you or any of this success frankly. I know that the uploads have been severely lacking in the last few months. I am trying to slowly come back with planning videos out and working on a more regular upload schedule again. But truthfully I have been finding things quite difficult recently and consuming energy takes up most of my days especially recently. However I do miss uploading and want to make videos again more frequently for sure especially doing videos with other people.

I really want to collab with sometime for example. I mean heck it would be cool to finally do something with too going into 2022. Also for me it will be nice to feel apart of the community again as I have definitely not been involved as much as I should have been.

But anyways enough of the negative talk on my part. Thank you again for helping reach this awesome milestone guys. You are the best!

26/11/2021

Definitely was not a smart decision to go to Newcastle on black Friday 🤣

But it was really nice though getting the final bit of Christmas shop done and taking a scroll down memory lane 😁

22/11/2021

So what is autistic mate crime? In this video, we will be looking at the worst form of disability hate crime, how to spot autistic mate crime and most importantly how to stop yourself or autistic people becoming victims of this disability hate crime.

Check out the video: here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeAkBKhOaOI

22/11/2021

Haha quality! 👍

Bryan :)

16/11/2021

Decided to go for a look around Durham for the first time since the pandemic started. I honestly forgot how hilly the place is especially going upto the cathedral from the river.

But it was a good walk but now I'm heading home to see the wife 👍

15/11/2021

As an advocate, I really look upto Christine for sharing her life with her kids diagnosis over the years and how positive she is. But now this news really helps the stigma around women especially women of influence being autistic.

Congrats on the diagnosis Christine 👍

Andy

The 33-year-old was diagnosed while filming for her and husband Paddy McGuinness' upcoming BBC documentary

30/10/2021

Just donated to which is Mr Beast's and co latest endeavour to clean the world's ocean and beaches. GO DONATE @ teamseas.org

100% love Mr Beast work and things like this so yeah I'm excited to see how long it'll take to reach 30 mil donations 😂

28/10/2021

Autistic Not Weird shared this post which is very saddening BUT very important.

Mate crime is basically a form of exploitation which sadly autistic people and people with disability are more likely to experience growing up.

I actually want to make a video on this as I have alot to say on it but my questions to you are 1) Is it something you have experienced myself or through someone else & 2) how can people tell the difference between someone exploiting you and someone who is being a true friend?

Andy

Ryan Hendry talks about his experience of "mate crime", a lesser known kind of disability hate crime.

26/10/2021

🎸How Music Can Help Autistic People?🎸

Video: https://youtu.be/lhQMeCBTM8A

In this video, I talk about how music can help autistic people thrive as musicians but also how music can helpful for all autistic people.

What is your favourite song to listen on repeat?

Stay you, stay indie!

Andy

21/10/2021

Cup of coffee... I choose you! ☕

Don't know about anyone else today but it is cold where I am. So a nice warm drink is the only way to start my day 😂

13/10/2021

Can't believe it's already been a month since the wedding 🥺 still feels like yesterday. I mean I know it's not but you know when you feel like time hasn't passed that much?

Pretty weird I have to say 😂 but I am working on some new YouTube material for the IndieAndy channel. I'm just taking my time with it. But it'll be good to post properly again!

See you all soon!

24/09/2021

A few people have asked me "How's married life?"... Have to say it's pretty much business as usual to be honest.

It's weird in a way because to me nothing has changed... Well my wife's changed her surname to mine so I haven't had to do anything 😂

Honestly just loving life at the moment and looking forward to spending her with my best friend, soulmate, love of my life 💕

Photo by
Venue

21/09/2021

So I saw a Telegraph article about this and thought it was a joke... Clearly it isn't since the BBC has done one too.

PSA - Autism is not something that can be "cured/treated". While I'm not a parent myself, I've heard from so many of my followers talking about how their parents tried to "cure" them of their autism. Which is DISGUSTING and talking as if autism is something to cure does more harm than good.

The way to ultimately help young people or kids in this case is to go through the diagnosis pathway especially if they show signs. Ignoring or telling people to not get a diagnosis causes more issues later on.

But also while this study says that traits were reduced, isn't this effectively training them to ignore it and by extension putting them through bad experiences from no reason at all?

Now I hate to be negative but this is just another waste of public money where the focus should be on educating the public and also changing the message around the topic. So instead of talking about how the change the autistic person, why not look at the culture/society aspects to help the person? I don't know it's just a thought.

Anyways what's your thoughts on this & PLEASE be respectful. While I have my opinions, others might not share them and this goes from anyone.

Andy

Video training for parents could improve communication with their infants, a small study suggests.

20/09/2021

So me & Caspar the morning after the wedding found out by pure coincidence we were twinning the same tee from .ausome ... So a photo was required 😂

19/09/2021

WE FINALLY GOT MARRIED!

Hi indie people, it's been awhile but I made a quick video just chatting about the wedding etc. It was honestly the best day of my life ❤️

Video: https://youtu.be/i615wWB0xTQ

Original photo by

Stay you, stay indie!

18/09/2021

While the wedding day was the best day of my life, it was only made better by the people we shared the time with. Caspar is one of those people that made our day special... Plus we had to recreate the first photo we took together 3 years ago, fair to say this is cute af 😊

Thank you Caspar for coming the long way to be at the wedding and for being my friend ❤️

17/09/2021

Had a very relaxing stay in Windermere last night. This hotel is very nice I must say 😁

Anyways we'll be heading out soon but here's a photo of what we were treated too in our room 👍❤️

16/09/2021

Heading off for mine and Nicolas "Minimoon" today & we're staying in Windermere for the night!

God I love this place ❤️

15/09/2021

Before the ceremony, I saw the cake from outside and had to get a sneaky photo ☺️

Honestly it was a gorgeous 4 tier cake with red velvet, chocolate orange, salted caramel and Madeira cake in white chocolate with our choice of colour for the flowers.

The cake was made by - Chris/Vicki thank you so much for being a key part of our day & all the best for the future ❤️

14/09/2021

This was the bridal suite we stayed in last night... And yes Nicola's dress was in the copper tub because why not 😂

Thank you to for everything they did yesterday to make mine and Nicola's wedding day special 👍

13/09/2021

WE DID IT GUYS ❤️

Love you

11/09/2021

Goodness me... Only 2 days to go til mine and my future wife Nicola's wedding... That's actually come around so quickly 🥺

We've both been busy with last minute preparations and for the last 6-8 weeks, I've been working out to get the suit to fit... HAPPY TO REPORT it now does 🤟

But it's all been really maniac and abit to handle. As someone who's autistic as well, I honestly don't have a clue how to respond when someone asks "Are you excited? Are You Nervous?"... Like it's just alot really. 🤣

In truth I am excited for it. It's one of those things I didn't think I would ever get to do and now it's happening it's a great feeling. I love my Nicola so much and it's going to be a great day for us both.

02/09/2021

So this is very late but I went on my stag do on Saturday with my groomsmen ( aka my band ) plus Corey and it was alot of fun and like me not typical I think.

Went to an escape room which was really good. With the stag, I wanted to do something different and this was something new. I'll have to try some more out. But anyways we went to TGI Fridays then went to see some a local gig with local bands.

& - Were really great and in all it was a great day out.

While yeah I had a 🍻 or two... Maybe three, it was good just to do something different for a stag. Thanks to Jay, Jamie, Dave & Corey to arranging it/coming along.

01/09/2021

🚨 Best Autistic Meme Review 2021 🚨

Video (Link in bio): https://lnkd.in/eYexbaQY

Hi indie people! Finally back with a new video showing off some of the autism memes sent to me by my followers. I'll definitely be back to regular uploads once this wedding is out the way but hope you enjoy!

Stay you, stay indie!

Andy

01/09/2021

🚨 Best Autistic Meme Review 2021 🚨

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkP712-K0x4

Hi indie people! Finally back with a new video showing off some of the autism memes sent to me by my followers. I'll definitely be back to regular uploads once this wedding is out the way but hope you enjoy!

Stay you, stay indie!

Andy

27/08/2021

Hi guys! I'm still here 😂

So yeah things are getting pretty maniac with nearly 2 weeks to go til this wedding. Got my stag do tomorrow so I'll have to take some snap from that to post but to be honest life is really good and heading in the right direction.

I'll have to sit down and make videos but it'll probably be after this wedding is out the way.

Anyways hope you all have a nice bank holiday weekend 👍

21/08/2021

23 days to go... Wedding favours are done! Got to spend some time catching up our friends Iona & Corey (thank you so much to you both for helping with these 💛)

17/08/2021

Got some photos from the gig on Saturday just gone. Definitely one of the best shows we've done and personally a great one to be apart of.

I really love these guys 💖 Hopefully do some more shows soon and put out some more songs too!

In the mean time, if you haven't heard my band yet... Firstly follow us on here and head to Spotify, Amazon etc and search for Godsend Sonic Void 👍

Photo credit: Clare Fraser

Also how great does the new .ausome
tee look in a band setting? Can't lie I'm digging it 🤣