Addiction
Rat Park: Addiction misunderstood
Rat Park was an important experiment, but not entirely accurate. It misses one key factor.
David Gray-Hammond
Neuroqueering
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 a deep comfort. I have long known that the space between myself and "typical" society is far greater than the purported six degrees of
Autistic Rights
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 marginalisation, and negative wellbeing and identity. Ableism is prevalent in the wider world, but something that we often don't consider is the ableist views we hold
disability
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.
philosophy
Not all who wander are lost: My search for my Self
Over the course of my life, I have been on quite the journey. From infancy to adulthood, many aspects of my life story would both compel and terrify those willing to hear it. I have always felt that I am searching for something, but never sure of what that something
Mental Health
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 people is inherently linked to our sense of identity. As Autistic people, we consistently treated poorly by wider society, and we internalise the attitudes that are
Autism
I joined Mastodon!
If you want to follow me on Mastodon follow the link in this post!
philosophy
(Mis)perceptions of reality: Autism, psychosis, and my quest for objective truth
A brief venture into the questions that being Autistic and psychotic have raised for me, ending with the only thing i knownto be true.
Neuroqueer Theory
Transcript of Podcast Interview about my book
Below is the transcript of the podcast interview I did with Natasha Golding about my book The New Normal: Autistic musings on the threat of a broken society with references to my poetry collection Existence. The podcast can be found here, and both books are available on Amazon here. Natasha
Autism
My first book "The New Normal" has been published!
I extremely excited to announce that my first solo authored book has been published. The book is called The New Normal: Autistic Musings on the threat of a broken society. At the time of writing, the eBook is available through kindle, and kindle unlimited, and the paperback version will be
Neuroqueer Theory
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 in nature while having a huge impact on our wellbeing. It has been a source of much contention in our relationships with the non-Autistic people in our lives;
Autistic Wellbeing
I've launched my own business! DGH Neurodivergent Consultancy!
For a while now, it has been a dream of mine to make Autistic knowledge sharing my career. I love the Autistic community, and want to help improve the environments thar we exist in. That is why I am happy to announce DGH Neurodivergent Consultancy. Launching this business will help