Saturday, 28 January 2023

On love, in the face of fear

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  In recent days, the autistic communities have sat in shock or bemusement at an article which was written about some of us.  Me included.  ...
Sunday, 22 January 2023

Ethics and Autism: Rights and Responsibilities within Applied Behaviour Analysis - Research by Ann Memmott PgC MA

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  Ethics and Autism:  Rights and Responsibilities within Applied Behaviour Analysis.  Ann Memmott, 2022.  My name is Ann Memmott, and I am a...
Friday, 28 October 2022

I am not a fan of creating a "Profound Autism" category. Here's why.

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  Fairly regularly, we get a few well-connected parents demanding that their autistic child be given a 'profound autism' label.  The...
Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Research that dishonours and harms autistic people

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  This week, thousands of autistic people witnessed a research team describing us as risks, as deficits, as disordered.   Parents of our lov...
Thursday, 3 February 2022

Transforming our understanding of autistic people - Perception of Pain & Distress in Others

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  In February 2022, a new publication was released for Criminal Justice teams, in the UK. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/governmen...
Tuesday, 30 November 2021

Useful New Autism Info for Care Settings

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  This is a list of useful research papers and Commissioned documents that have changed how we think about autistic people, and how we respo...
Saturday, 20 November 2021

Strengths-Based Approaches for Autistic Individuals

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  For many years, people assumed quality of life for autistic people only happened when we were 'normalised' from an early age.  Thi...