"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 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
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
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
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
This is why love my community…Sometimes, despite my best efforts, I’m not able to achieve things on my own. I have to throw things out into the universe and hope
In this article I explain the concept of the Neurodiversity Paradigm and addresses common misconceptions. (Author Note: In 2019 I wrote an article with the same title as this one.
All about the “Ways of Being, Knowing and Doing: An Anthology for Neurodivergent Practice” project I was honoured to be asked by Kim Mears and Lisa Chapman to have my
