"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."
I've just finished reading John Harris' article in The Guardian framed around the theatrical version of 'The reason I jump', Naoki Higashida's famous book about his Autistic experience. You can find
This article is about the ground-breaking research: 'Autistic Masking: Understanding the narrative of Stigma and the Illusion of Choice' by Kieran Rose & Dr Amy Pearson. Perspectives that lack knowledge are
The Mighty posted this article yesterday, which is interesting as it is one in a line of many negative and damaging blogs that they've put out since teaming up with
First things first, let me just say, what happened in Las Vegas on October 1st was horrendous and genuinely my heart goes out to everyone affected by the shooting. I'm not