I guess they were always going to have this debate, as the "Monitor employment rates for all neurodivergent conditions" petition that notified me of this only got 95 signatures! https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/595033
I've explained before that when I stim to music, and I'm ambulatory, I walk in rhythm to the music.
I even do this when I'm waiting in line for something.
Lucky for me that John Cage's 4′33″ hasn't come up yet while I was in a line. It would be a bit annoying to have to explain my lack of movement to the people behind me in the line.
Together, we'll explore strategies for thriving in a neurotypical world, understanding our unique brains, and building a supportive community.
All of my workshops are open to all autistic humans, whether formally or self identified. They are pay as you can, so that everyone who wants and needs support can get it.
“The concept of the ‘mean understanding’ initially took hold because it allowed cognitively enabled people to make sure they had a monopoly on property and the means of production and to begin to frame this as part of a natural hierarchy.”
Robert Chapman, Empire of Normality, 2023, Pluto Press, p. 39, referencing Simon Jarrett, Those They Called Idiots: The Idea of the Disabled Mind from 1700 to the Present Day, Reaktion Books, 2029, pp. 24-71.
If there are people liking physics here in the #actuallyAutistic ? I was doing my walk and spotted this nice example of refraction of the light with stones on the river bank. The stones look flatter on the right due to the refraction of the light.
Hiya! I know I've been somewhat incognito since joining here, but now I'm launching a project that will show more of who I am.
It's a podcast I started with my daughter about being a #neurodivergent parent with a #neurotypical child. We talk about how the world was when I was raising her a million years ago and the things I wish I'd known then that I know now as a newly self-discovered #ActuallyAutistic person.
If anyone wants to give it a listen, I'd love to know what you think! There are four episodes so far. We are just getting started.