Autistic Rights
To put this in context, you can visit the Open University web page where these resources are housed here. Many people are talking about the BBC's latest documentary on autism and finding it refreshingly validating. However, the resources that have been put up online by co-producers at the
Neurodiversity
I would be lying if I said I was not somewhat inspired by the fact that it is Valentine's day today. It's a day that gets mixed responses from the Autistic community. Relationships are often a touchy subject for us. We live in a world that
Mental Health
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
philosophy
"I understand now that boundaries between noise and sound are conventions. All boundaries are conventions, waiting to be transcended. One may transcend any convention if only one can first conceive of doing so." Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell The neurodiversity movement is predicated on three deceptively simple ideas:
Neurodiversity
It's been a hectic time since I published my first book at the beginning of November 2022. I have worked hard to get The New Normal: Autistic musings on the threat of a broken society out in the formats that people asked for. With that in mind, what
Neuroqueer Theory
Neuroqueer theory liberates Neurodivergent people on many levels. It allows us to explore the topography of the Self with startling attention to detail, and to embody our discovery of the Self in a way that feels authentic to us. This doesn't always mean in a typically Neurodivergent way,
Autistic Rights
This article was co-authored by David Gray-Hammond and Tanya Adkin The NHS defines the role of social care as being; "...about providing physical, emotional and social support to help people live their lives." This sounds like a wonderful, albeit vague, concept. Perhaps it would help to look more
Spirituality
When considering normative violence and the oppression of marginalised people, there are no greater perpetrators than the Christian Church. Allow me to put this in perspective. My mother is a priest, I was raised devoutly Christian, and until my mid-twenties, I had a strong relationship with the Christian idea of
philosophy
Neuroqueer theory is the idea that one can subvert normality by expressing and embodying the Self in ways that break free from the constraints of colonial society. It is a liberational practice that is accessible to all. No matter your neurocognitive style, you can subvert the expectations of what it
Mental Health
As a Schizophrenic person, I see many talk about me as being mentally "ill" and in need of medicine. I do take medication, but for me, medication usage is similar to what one might see within ADHD communities. Medicine is a tool, not a treatment. It allows me
Mental Health
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
disability
I have, for some time now, discussed neuroqueer theory (as conceptualised by Nick Walker and her colleagues), adding my own takes to the emerging liberatory thoughts of a blossoming post-normal era. I consider myself neuroqueer. Not only because of the relationship between my queerness and my neurodivergence, but also because