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I am an Autistic person, not a scientific phenomenon
Recently I have been reading Authoring Autism by Remi Yergeau. It has really been opening my eyes to the use of rhetoric…
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Neuroqueering the Neuroculture: Exploring our place in society through the neuroqueer lense
Recently I started talking about a concept I call neuroculture, by discussing the risk of harm to society if the prevailing neuroculture…
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Neuroculture and the dangers of homogeneity
Today I decided to learn about monocultures. A monoculture is an environment in which a single crop is cultivated. The problem with…
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Functioning labels, subgroups, neuronormativity, and capitalism
Functioning labels have long been hated in the Autistic community. Not only are they wildly inaccurate, but they do not take the…
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“Just get your sh*t together” and other ridiculous things I have thought
Life is full of ups and downs. My passion in life is helping people climb back from the “downs” into “ups” that…
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Autistic people, substance use, and vulnerability to exploitation and county lines
This article was co-authored by David Gray-Hammond and Katie Munday Trigger warnings: This article discusses gaslighting, trauma, criminal exploitation (on various topics…
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Creating Autistic Suffering: Fabricated or Induced Illness, state sanctioned bullying
This article was co-authored by David Gray-Hammond and Tanya Adkin Trigger Warning: This article contains strong language and discussions of fabricated or…
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On the harsh reality of addiction recovery
My years of active addiction account for a lot of the suffering that myself, my friends, and my family experienced. The very…
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Is Autopia possible? Realities of an Autistic homeland
At Aucademy we often talk of a perfect Autistic homeland, affectionately dubbed Autopia. Conceptualised as a place in which all Autistics can…
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Autistic community, identity, and the sense of self
During my years of active addiction, I had no concept of who I was beyond being a drug and alcohol user. For…