Friday, 11 October 2019

Autism: Changing the Narrative

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It's been quite a journey away from tragedy-thinking, for me, and of course for so many others working in the autism industries. ...
Wednesday, 9 October 2019

Autism: Why we need diversity in representation

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I'm not Black. I try to be an ally, though.  Why do I try to be an ally?  Partly because of watching too many of my colleagues, f...
Saturday, 21 September 2019

Misunderstanding Autistic Neurodiversity Supporters

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Above, a drawing representing a diverse group of autistic people. I'm a neurodiversity supporter.  I want all autistic people to t...
Sunday, 15 September 2019

Autism. School. "No bullying here, nothing to see....move along..."

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This week, I read something very strange. A school, catering for autistic pupils.  Age 3-19.  About 150 pupils. It's run by behavio...
Saturday, 7 September 2019

Autism and IQ. Oh my, we had this one wrong, eh?

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Updated February 2022 For decades, we were told that nearly all autistic people mostly have a low level of intelligence  - a low IQ. ...
Saturday, 24 August 2019

So, is autism now overdiagnosed and vague? Well, no.

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Recent research (link below) and key researcher interview suggested that diagnostic teams were getting too vague in the way they diagnose ...
Monday, 19 August 2019

"But I work with Real Autistic People Who Can't Communicate At All!"

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The painting is by George Frederic Watts, and is called Hope.  It shows a lone blindfolded figure sitting down and holding a lyre harp, t...