I recently heard about a video entitled 'How to be autistic' that won an art prize. The video is very moving to people who are moved by that sort of thing, and this young artist has really put herself out there, so if it's your sort of thing, or if you're just curious, as I was, you can support he...
If only NTs would answer a simple question with a straight answer. Oh, and it would help if they communicated with each other a bit as well. Here is a paraphrasing of a recent exchange between me and the DASS (disability services office) at the university where I am a PhD student.
Most important message: This is my blog. These are my thoughts. I don't represent any other person or organisation.
This relates to an earlier post Why I don't want to be part of the 'autistic activism' scene and the fallout from it.
For the context of this article, please see this accompanying post.
Disclaimer (that really shouldn't be necessary, but evidently is): Although I have been involved in Autscape for a long time, Autscape has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with this blog. I am neither a board member nor an...
I held another discussion group at Autscape. I forgot to put a 'non-confidential activity' sign on the door, so I can't refer directly to anything said there. Last year's group had about 45 people. That was fine because at that point I was looking to get a good breadth of input to help me start defi...
There has been a bit of a stir in the media about autism diagnosis being restricted in south London. Headlines range from saying that autism diagnosis will be radically reduced (BBC) to implying that there will be no autism diagnosis there at all any more (Wimbledon Guardian).
No more autism d...