When considering our potential, we often think in finite terms. Normativity has dictated that which a human can be. We are also bound, in principle, by the finite nature ofContinue reading “Neuroqueer theory and the Self”
Category Archives: Neuroqueer Theory
More on Zeno’s Paradoxes and the issues with Autistic to non-Autistic communication
As you may have noticed from my most recent blog post, I am somewhat down a rabbit hole at the moment. In my previous article I discussed Zeno’s paradox ofContinue reading “More on Zeno’s Paradoxes and the issues with Autistic to non-Autistic communication”
The Zeno paradox of autism: Is this the root of the double empathy problem?
This was inspired by the book “Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness” by Remi Yergeau. The double empathy problem, so named, is the title given to the seeming appearanceContinue reading “The Zeno paradox of autism: Is this the root of the double empathy problem?”
Creating Autistic Suffering: Professionals, why don’t they know?
This article was co-authored by David Gray-Hammond and Tanya Adkin Trigger Warning: Injustice, professionals, Autistic suffering, mentions of theory of mind, weak central coherence, and older autism theory. We oftenContinue reading “Creating Autistic Suffering: Professionals, why don’t they know?”
Neuroqueering the Neuroculture: Exploring our place in society through the neuroqueer lense
Recently I started talking about a concept I call neuroculture, by discussing the risk of harm to society if the prevailing neuroculture becomes homogenous (find that discussion here). In thisContinue reading “Neuroqueering the Neuroculture: Exploring our place in society through the neuroqueer lense”
Is Autopia possible? Realities of an Autistic homeland
At Aucademy we often talk of a perfect Autistic homeland, affectionately dubbed Autopia. Conceptualised as a place in which all Autistics can lead peaceful and comfortable lives, it sounds likeContinue reading “Is Autopia possible? Realities of an Autistic homeland”
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