"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."
There is, and has been, a lot of noise about autism in the last day, week, months, years. The 'news' from the US regarding that Paracetemol (Tylenol/Acetaminophen) use by pregnant
We rarely ask why we eat the way we do. We’re taught that food is about nutrition, about health, about fuel. That it’s about discipline and balance, variety, and moderation. That
In this article Kieran Rose discusses why we need to be critical of the concepts of EBSA and School Refusal; especially in relation to our autistic children. The terms 'School Refusal',
Attachment Theory and Autism: I was recently asked why Attachment Theory is so problematic in relation to autistic people and autism. I realised that whilst I'd talked about this in
I'm incredibly aware that over the past few years my blog has been incredibly quiet. But that doesn't mean I haven't been working, researching, writing, collaborating and doing good work! The
This email comes with a trigger warning as the research isn't easy to read. When it released this article highlighting the research and associated report, The University of Sunderland called it
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
Exploring the importance of identity and how the medical model of autism and societal views towards autism have a huge negative impact on identity,