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AuSocial: Towards an understanding of Autistic social culture
In my book The New Normal: Autistic musings on the threat of a broken society I have a chapter about Autistic social…
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Why is the Autistic community so important for Autistic people?
Autism is often conceptualised as a condition which nullifies a person’s ability to socialise. Because of this, Autistic people are often viewed…
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How “mental illness” disempowers the average person
Over the past decade or so, we have seen a surge in the awareness of so-called “mental illness”. While the concept of…
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Queerness and me
Queerness. It’s a word that I hid from for over 30 years, and yet, as I type it, I find myself feeling…
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Neuroqueer: Dismantling our internalised ableism
This article was co-authored by David Gray-Hammond and Katie Munday Trigger Warning: This article contains references to systemic and structural oppression, multiple…
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Has TikTok become a modern day version of the freak show?
I’m not a curiosity that exists for your entertainment. I’m a human being.
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Positive self-identity and Autistic mental health
If there is one recurring theme I come across time and again in my work, it’s that reduced psychological wellbeing in Autistic…
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Social constructivism and the making of ethical decisions in Autistic lives
TRIGGER WARNING: Mention of Do Not Resuscitate directives and the pandemic Autistic people are subject to countless rules that are seemingly arbitrary…
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I’m not Asocial, I’m AuSocial: Conceptualising Autistic sociality and culture
Being Autistic is a nightmare (sometimes, actually, a lot of the time). This isn’t because being Autistic is inherently good or bad,…
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Autistic people and the social model of addiction
For the better part of a century now, addiction has been treated largely as a matter of criminal justice, with some focus…