For a long time now, Autistic people have been fighting to have the contested title of Autism Spectrum Disorder removed from discourse of medicine. We feel that as an emergingContinue reading “The politics of existence and the regulation of Neurodivergent experience”
Tag Archives: identity
Reclaiming Neurofuturism: The identity problem
Identity is of importance to most people. It’s how we describe and define our experiences and relationships with the wider environment. Some may argue that it is how we relateContinue reading “Reclaiming Neurofuturism: The identity problem”
What it feels like to be Autistic
Three years ago, I asked the question What does it feel like to be Autistic? By the time I wrote that article, I was quite confident in both my AutisticContinue reading “What it feels like to be Autistic”
Bigots keep trying to tell us the meaning of words, I have bad news for them
I have repeatedly seen bigots use the “correct” meaning of words in order to try and invalidate and oppress minority groups. An immediate example is the use of singular “they/them”Continue reading “Bigots keep trying to tell us the meaning of words, I have bad news for them”
Neurodivergence and Normality: The meaning of words
“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 conceiveContinue reading “Neurodivergence and Normality: The meaning of words”
Drug use, addiction, and neuroqueering
I have extensively explored my Autistic relationship with addiction thus far. I have considered and lamented the inappropriate treatment services, the suffering, and rejoiced in the moment that I cameContinue reading “Drug use, addiction, and neuroqueering”
Why is getting diagnosed with autism so difficult?
The Autistic community has written at length about why getting a diagnosis is so hard, especially with regards to those at particular intersections of experience. I myself have spoken aboutContinue reading “Why is getting diagnosed with autism so difficult?”
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 isContinue reading “Neuroqueer: Dismantling our internalised ableism”
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 ofContinue reading “Positive self-identity and Autistic mental health”
Autistic community, identity, and the sense of self
During my years of active addiction, I had no concept of who I was beyond being a drug and alcohol user. For this reason, I felt trapped into my substanceContinue reading “Autistic community, identity, and the sense of self”
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