Creating Autistic Suffering: Fabricated Or Induced Illness- State Sanctioned Bullying

Learn about the misuse of Fabricated Or Induced Illness (FII) by professionals thar disportionately effects Autistic parents and parents of Autistic children.

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: 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?

Understanding Autism: The Ecosystemic Model Of Distress

Building on Luke Beardon’s golden equation of ‘autism + environment = outcome’ this article proposes that distress and mental health problems are generated by the human ecosystem, highlighting that to improve the wellbeing of Autistic people we must take an approach of ecological conservation to make the ecosystem sustainable and safe for all people.

Understanding Autism: Meltdowns & Shutdowns

Autistic meltdowns and shutdowns are widely misunderstood, so what is a better way of understanding them? This article considers what they are and how to reduce meltdowns and shutdowns in Autistic people.

Understanding Autism: Sensory Processing & Experience

when considering Autistic experience, the sensory world of Autistic people. This article considers the sensory environment as it relates to autism and how and why it is important to adapt it to the individual.

Understanding Autism: Autistic Burnout

In this edition of “Understanding Autism”, we explore the question of “What is Autistic burnout?” and consider the nature of being Autistic and in burnout through its impact on our connection to ourselves and our wider ecosystem.