Neurodiversity
Autism and Paranoia: Autistic pattern recognition when it runs away
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?
Psychosis
Psychosis
Marginalised groups should not be responsible for ending stigma
When we think of stigma, we often think of awareness campaigns and personal disclosure of our struggles. On the face of it, these appear to be helpful in stigma reduction. However, as with all things like this, it is not nearly as simple as that. Autism has been the focus
Trauma
How common is psychosis for Autistic people?
It's no secret that the list of co-occurring traits and conditions that fall within the world of autism is exceptionally long. Autistic people tend to be multiply neurodivergent as well as having various health concerns. Despite this, there are certain aspects of Autistic experience that are not well
Neurodiversity
What is alexithymia?
Recently i wrote about alexithymia and it's ramifications for our mental health. Since publishing that post, it has come to my attention that many people feel this is an underdiscussed area and weren't sure exactly what it means. So, what is it? Simply put, it means
Neurodiversity
What is unique about being Schizophrenic and Autistic?
I have previously written about the significant intersection between autism and schizophrenia and the relationship with psychosis in a broad sense. It is a widely undiscussed area despite the fact that many people experience it. I have also discussed what it is like to be schizophrenic; recently people have been
Neurodiversity
Autism and psychosis: The elephant in the room
I am Autistic and ADHD, some might affectionately refer to me as AuDHD. However, to think that these two diagnostic categories tell the whole story of my neurodivergence is to miss out on a significant part of my experience of our shared reality. The truth is, I don't
Mental Health
What is it like to be Schizophrenic?
I have written a fair amount about how I don't view my being Schizophrenic as an illness. This in itself seems like a bold claim given the way that society has pathologised anyone who (by means of their bodyminds neurology) can not perform neuronormativity. Neurotypicality has been set
Trauma
Why Mental Health Awareness Month is failing Autistic people
"For as long as we've existed, psychological distress has been ignored in us. I often think of my own 14 year journey to get a schizophrenia diagnosis from psychiatrists who would tell me I was "just anxious" and that anxiety was "normal" in autism. Normal. Professionals have come to see our sufferi
Autistic Wellbeing
CAMHS nearly killed me, and it's not okay.
I don't talk about my childhood much. Partly because I don't want to upset my readers, but also because it is not my story alone to tell. The people who did so much harm to me as a child also caused harm to others that I
Neuroqueer Theory
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 weirdly, I didn't know this when I first used it), I do believe that reconceptualising it may allow for a new discourse in the Neurodivergent community.
Mental Health
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 we have failed to find any meaningful relationship between the so-called "symptoms" of psychiatric conditions, and physical biomarkers which can be measured. Despite this lack of
Mental Health
A Schizophrenic woman was dead three years before being found: Here's why that happened
This article will be upsetting to read. Click here to read the news story. Laura Winham was a Schizophrenic woman. I don't know much about her, but I can imagine what her life might have looked like. Schizophrenia is a peculiar form of neurodivergence. I know from personal