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We Need to Talk About Aspie Supremacists

Posted on February 28, 2023March 1, 2023 by Fergus Murray

Over-valuing certain abilities means looking down on people who don’t share them. Aspie supremacy is the ideology that follows from taking this to an extreme: ‘aspies’ have extraordinary powers which not only make their existence worthwhile, but make them better than other people.

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Understanding How Routines Can Help Autistic People

Posted on April 27, 2022July 10, 2022 by Fergus Murray

There are dangers to assuming autistic people need routines, without understanding why. Routines imposed by other people are likely to do more harm than good.

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Autism

Autistic Burnout: An Interview With Researcher Dora Raymaker

Posted on August 29, 2019May 16, 2022 by Fergus Murray

“If the dynamic of autistic burnout really is related to spending more resources coping than one has, I’m not sure the real leverage in avoiding burnout resides with the autistic person alone.”

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acceptance

Starting Points for Understanding Autism

Posted on February 9, 2019March 25, 2023 by Fergus Murray

I believe that the best way to understand autistic minds is in terms of a thinking style which tends to concentrate resources in a few interests and concerns at any time, rather than distributing them widely.

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Autism and Normalisation

Posted on October 27, 2016October 11, 2022 by Fergus Murray

Full normalisation of autism would require a substantially broader concept of ‘normality.’ It would mean acceptance of autistic people who are non-speaking, an understanding of meltdowns, and general awareness of the dangers of sensory overload.

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