Learn about the misuse of Fabricated Or Induced Illness (FII) by professionals thar disportionately effects Autistic parents and parents of Autistic children.
Category Archives: Theory
An Ecosystemic Model Of The AuDHD Burnout–Psychosis Cycle
An application of the ecosystemic model of distress to the AuDHD (Autistic and ADHD) burnout to psychosis cycle.
Creating Autistic Suffering: Failures In Identification
This installment of Creating Autistic Suffering explores the failurss of the doagnostic system and how we identify Autistic people through historical inquiry and contemporary autism theory.
An Ecosystemic Model of Distress, Power, and Mismatch
Distress does not originate inside a person like a faulty circuit or a chemical spill. It emerges when a person is required to exist within an unsupported bodymind, within mismatched immediate environments, and within larger systems that hold power over access to care, safety, credibility, and resources. This matters, because where we locate distress determinesContinueContinue reading “An Ecosystemic Model of Distress, Power, and Mismatch”
Creating Autistic Suffering: In The Beginning There Was Trauma…
Learn about trauma and what traumatises Autistic people. Are Autistic people more easily traumatised, or are we exposed to greater levels of trauma?
Leucovorin: Not A Breakthrough Treatment For Autism
A breakdown of why leucovorin is not a breakthrough treatment for autism, and how cure narratives are harmful to Autistic people and their loved ones.
New Meta-Analysis Supports Autism-Psychosis Overlap
A new meta-analyses has found a significant overlap between autism and psychosis. What does this research mean and what further work is needed?
A History Of Autism
An exploration of autism’s history from it’s earliest framings through to our contemporary struggle for Autistic liberation.
The Ecosystemic Model Of Distress
This ecosystemic model of distress proposes the origin of distressing psychological experiences and mental health issues can be found in the wider ecosystem around a person, rather than being the hurden of the individual themselves.
Supporting Autistic People: A Six-Point Framework
DGH Neurodivegent Consultancy uses a six point framework to support Autistic people. This article explains the basic principles behind this framework that can be used by anyone who exists in and around the world of autism.