Saturday, 10 August 2024

Autism escaped from the Clinic? We were never in there.

›
One of the retired Professors was reflecting on a lifetime in autism work. She said that a big change was the 'escape' of autism fro...
Tuesday, 16 July 2024

The quest for a cure for autism?

›
  I was listening to the radio, a few mornings ago.  They were interviewing a scientist who was working towards a cure for disease.  He expl...
Sunday, 9 June 2024

The hidden nightmare for autistic employees

›
  There are endless initiatives trying to get autistic people into employment.  Most portray the autistic people as 'the problem' fo...
Saturday, 24 February 2024

Codes of Conduct, Disability and Neurodivergence - How to Get it Right

›
  Good Codes of Conduct are a useful thing for so many places.  Well worded, collaborative, sensible and kind, they can add so much to the n...
Monday, 22 January 2024

Why is Brand New ABA still relying on evidence from these methods?

›
  On social media, I am often told that Applied Behaviour Analysis is now kind, ethical, considers potential harms, and seeks consent or ass...
Friday, 8 December 2023

Time to move on from last century? How to reframe diagnostic criteria for autism?

›
  The first autism research was arguably carried out nearly 100 years ago, by Grunya Sukhareva (1926).  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...
Monday, 31 July 2023

When almost all movement or sound is called 'Challenging Behaviour' if you're autistic

›
  In some of my roles for organisations, I'm commissioned to review research papers about autistic people. Some of the findings are star...