Regarding the use of dehumanising rhetoric
I work with a few researchers, but I'm really picky who i associate with and who I'm happy publically being named alongside.It's not because I'm a snob, but it's because
I’ve been nominated for an award and I don’t want you to vote for me
This week somebody, very generously, took the time to nominate me for an award with the 2020 National Diversity awards.
I don't know who they are but, whoever it was, I'm
Asperger’s Syndrome: What’s in a name?
Asperger's Syndrome: What's in a name?
Amongst all the different diagnoses around Autism, Asperger’s syndrome has a relatively brief, yet hugely convoluted history. It has only been a diagnosis since
Infinite Autism
After seven years of supporting parents and Autistic people as a full time job for free, something had to give.So Kieran decided to set up Infinite Autism. A Social Enterprise.Kieran
An Autistic Identity
"Some people have an identity. I have an alibi. I have a shadow self."
- Andre Aciman
I've been writing a fair amount of training material recently, for myself and for several
What is Neurodiversity?
The Neurodiversity Paradigm describes the notion that all individual humans work in similar ways, but some work more similarly than others.
Consider this picture of a forest:
In this forest are
What is Autism?
'What is Autism?' is a question that’s asked over and over but actually, when you dig beneath the surface, it’s actually very rarely answered.
Most charities and professionals will say this:
Autism
What are Learning Disabilities?
Not to be confused with what are termed in the UK as Learning Difficulties (Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia etc), a Learning Disability is described as something that affects how someone learns
An Autistic Invalidation
The quote on the attached image is a real one. Words spoken by a young Autistic to their Mother.
This person had been crippled by spending years Masking, fighting to fit
#TakeTheMaskOff: Autism at work
Masking impacts all autistic people to some degree, but those who tend to be able to Mask better, appear to be those who can hold down employment, at least for