Being Obviously Wrong About AutismBeing Obviously Wrong About Autism
I’m watching a Louis Theroux documentary about Autism (here’s the link to the BBC web site [1]). The main thing that strikes me so far (after watching 7.5 minutes of[...]
Category: Asperger
Autism and the Treatment of Women AgainAutism and the Treatment of Women Again
Background I’ve previously written about the claim that people use Autism as an excuse for bad behavior [1]. In summary it doesn’t and such claims instead lead to people not[...]
The Aspie AccentThe Aspie Accent
I am often asked about my “accent”. The most common guess is that it’s a “British” accent, while I lived in London for about a year I don’t think that[...]
DepressionDepression
Andrew Solomon gave an interesting TED talk about depression [1]. I’ve had problems with depression at various times through my life, about 18 months ago I recognised it as depression[...]
Dr Suelette Dreyfus LCA KeynoteDr Suelette Dreyfus LCA Keynote
Dr Suelette Dreyfus gave an interesting LCA keynote speech on Monday (it’s online now for people who aren’t attending LCA [1]). One of the interesting points she made was regarding[...]
Asperger Syndrome – Disability vs “Over Pathologising”Asperger Syndrome – Disability vs “Over Pathologising”
Is Asperger Syndrome a Disability? Some people tell me that I’m disabled. Usually it’s an unstated implication such as referring to Asperger Syndrome as a disability with the assumption that[...]
Sam Harris on LyingSam Harris on Lying
The Neuroscientist and atheism advocate Sam Harris has written a short blog post about a journalist named Jonah Lehrer who destroyed his career through false quotes and lies about them[...]
Autism as an ExcuseAutism as an Excuse
A Polish geek going by the handle of mmemuar has recently written a blog post claiming that people use Autism as an excuse for bad behavior [1]. He gets enough[...]
Autism and a Child Beauty ContestAutism and a Child Beauty Contest
Fenella Wagener wrote an article for the Herald Sun about an Autistic girl who won the “best personality” award from the controversial new Australian children’s beauty pageant [1]. The girl’s[...]
Receiving Death ThreatsReceiving Death Threats
On occasion I receive death threats in comments on my blog. This doesn’t bother me, I had more than a few pathetic losers say similar things to me in high[...]