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Reclaiming Neurofuturism: An introduction
In some of my recent articles, I have referred to something called neurofuturism. While neurofuturism itself is not a new word (although…
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Defining and emancipating weirdness: A reflection for Weird Pride
With Weird Pride Day coming up on the 4th of March, I have been considering the way I embody my identity, and…
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Bigots keep trying to tell us the meaning of words, I have bad news for them
I have repeatedly seen bigots use the “correct” meaning of words in order to try and invalidate and oppress minority groups. An…
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Power dynamics and mental health: Neurofuturist discourse of mental health
When we consider power dynamics, we often consider our external environment and how power flows through the various parts of society, and…
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BBC’s “Inside our Autistic Minds” documentary has some awful resources online
To put this in context, you can visit the Open University web page where these resources are housed here. Many people are…
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The infantilisation of Autistic people and the future of our blossoming culture
I would be lying if I said I was not somewhat inspired by the fact that it is Valentine’s day today. It’s…
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Mental health and the diagnostic process: A neurofuturist perspective
As I discussed in my recent article about co-occurring conditions, the diagnostic process in psychiatry is inherently flawed on the basis that…
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Autism and ADHD: The myth of co-occurring conditions
It’s a very poorly kept secret that many people who are given a diagnosis of autism also meet the criteria for a…
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Neurodivergence and Normality: The meaning of words
“I understand now that boundaries between noise and sound are conventions. All boundaries are conventions, waiting to be transcended. One may transcend…
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Drug use, addiction, and neuroqueering
I have extensively explored my Autistic relationship with addiction thus far. I have considered and lamented the inappropriate treatment services, the suffering,…