Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the fullness of your own presence rather than of the absence of others. Because solitude is an achievement.  Alice Koller It is commonly held that autistic people are lonelier than non-autistic people. This is believed to be […]

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The Autism Integration Paradox

Hyper sensitivity is real, but the term HSP dehumanizes autistic people.

We have autistic children who need us to support them as architects of their own liberation against the schools and clinicians and institutions and police and prosecutors who would crush and destroy them. AUTISTIC HOYA: THE NEURODIVERSITY MOVEMENTS NEEDS ITS SHOES OFF, AND FISTS UP. The picture shows a school classroom as I see it, […]

“I feel for you” is a saying often used to show empathy for others, but for Mirror-Touch synaesthetes like Adrian Miles, it’s their literal experience.Mirror-Touch Synaesthesia (MTS) is a rare form of synaesthesia which causes individuals to experience a similar sensation (such as pain or touch) in the same part or opposite part of the body to that they witness in another person. Adrian Miles only learnt a name for the intense embodiment of others they experience much later in life, following decades of mental and physical intrusions.This is Adrian’s story.

Written by Justine Field Being diagnosed Autistic at the age of 48 gave me a new understanding of myself that […]

The onset of the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on journalist Sue Nelson. Exhausted by covering the crisis, she received a life-changing diagnosis at 60 – she was autistic.

Autismus bleibt oft unentdeckt: Über die Auswirkungen auf das tägliche Leben und warum es zu wenig Diagnosestellen gibt.

Autistic individuals align their behavior with social expectations, at a cost.

Subklinisches ADHS und Autismus-Spektrum bei Mädchen: Der problematische Umgang mit Cutoff-Scores ADHS und Autismus sind komplexe Spektrumstörungen, die sich in vielfältigen Symptomen äußern. Besonders bei Mädchen kann es zu subklinischen (unterhalb des diagnostischen Schwellenwerts liegenden) Sympt

Viele Autist*innen sind arbeitslos. Das liegt in der Regel nicht an mangelnder Qualifikation, sondern an Barrieren in der Arbeitswelt. Expertinnen berichten, worin diese Barrieren bestehen und wie sie sich beheben lassen.

Recent research reveals that the 'neural noise' often seen in autistic brains may enhance their cognitive performance in certain tasks.

Just over a decade ago, autism and ADHD were thought to be mutually exclusive. But in recent years, all that has changed

Instead of trying to reform the diagnostic process, we should work to move past it.

This is a raw, unfiltered truth. Many of us who are autistic… live it. But we don’t talk about it.. much. At least not out loud…

The story that Hans Asperger saved autistic children from the Nazis is exposed as a myth in Edith Sheffer’s new biography

The diagnostic terms for autism were overhauled 10 years ago. Experts, campaigners and autistic people reflect on these changes

Autistic people are experiencing paranoia at similar rates to Schizophrenics. What are some of the unique issues and what should we do to address them?

“You Write Better Than You Talk": What Does Autism Have to Do with Conversation and Emotional Expression?

What you believe the "autism spectrum" means is not what it actually means. It's more like...