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June 8, 20203Comments

#AutisticBlackLivesMatter and the privilege of White Autistics

I've found myself becoming increasingly frustrated. My work, my writing, this website, my Twitter, my Facebook page have never been merely about Autism. They can't be. The rights of Autistic, Neurodivergent and

April 2, 20200Comments

In lieu of tosh, here are some facts…

It's Autism Awareness Acceptance week at the time of writing. It's a week in the UK, a month everywhere else - which you'd think a week would be better, but

March 29, 20201Comments

Recommended Autism Positive Books

In this post I recommend Autism Positive books. As well as being constructive they will help reinforce many of the things I talk about in my articles. Over the years I

Black and white image of the back, shoulders, and head, of a long haired female presenting figure. Text at the top in gold and on a star-field background reads: "disease, patient, severe, devastating, burden" Text at the bottom in gold on a star-field background, reads: "And they wonder why we die early..." Followed by in gold: "www.theautisticadvocate.com"

February 29, 20204Comments

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

Poster stating that Kieran Rose has been nominated for A lifetime achiever award for the National Diversity Awards 2020

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February 25, 20202Comments

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

January 30, 20208Comments

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

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March 29, 20190Comments

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

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First Person Language

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Identity First Language

Victim Blaming

March 24, 20191Comments

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

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March 14, 20190Comments

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

March 14, 20190Comments

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

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