Autism Reading List
A handy list of all of my articles since I began writing in 2017.
An Autistic Burnout
I've struggled massively with writing this.
It's ironic really.
In this article I will discuss how to recognise and understand Autistic Burnout in children and adults as an Autistic person, professional, parent
Professor Jason Arday: Autism, Racism, Academia and the Things We Shouldn’t Know
Kieran Rose considers the complexities surrounding the death of Jason Arday and how autism and racism are both relevant.
A brief comment on the media frenzy surrounding Uta Frith’s latest intervention and the wider political narrative
"Naming ourselves is neither fashion nor confusion, and it is not the result of contagion. It is recognition. It is a refusal to let other people decide the boundaries of our humanity and our very existence."
Animations about Autism
A series of animations about autism; created for Autism Central
The Story Behind ‘Autism: A Collection of Essays’
I have a new book; ‘Autism: A Collection of Essays’.
The book gathers seventeen of my most widely read essays written between 2017 and 2025. Taken together, they do much more
Life is Hard
Just being alive as a disabled person in this world is HARD, especially when you are surrounded by stigma and that has soaked into your bones, shaping both your worldview
There is no such thing as SEND
I’ve been speaking and writing around this for years, but this is the first time I’ve sat with it properly and followed it all the way through.
SEND as a construct.SEND
Autism, its Labels and the Language of Pathologising Rhetoric
Why Language Matters
The argument is often made that debates around language are trivial, the sort of “semantics” that distract from the real work of supporting Autistic people.
To those outside our
The Danger of Misunderstanding Neuro-Affirming Practice
In this article Kieran Rose discusses the dangers of misunderstanding neuro-affirming practice.
Overview:
There’s been a lot of debate lately about whether “neuro-affirming” practice is just another form of brain determinism.
It isn’t.
The