by Maura Campbell Posted on June 23, 2018 on Spectrum Women “Would you like to pet the lambs?” This story comes back to me whenever I have to check in with myself on whether I’m ‘doing neurodiversity right’. Let me explain. It was shortly after my son’s autism diagnosis, and many months before I’d cottoned on that I…
I was honoured to be invited to speak at a live recording for BBC Radio 4’s Four Thought programme in May on the theme of ‘Thinking Differently about Difference’. An edited version aired on June 6, 2018 and this is the link to the full podcast version, including Q&A.
This meme was first published in Spectrum Women Magazine for Autistic Pride Day on June 18, 2018.
Earlier this week, Chris Bonnello wrote an excellent blog about why he believes saying “I hate autism” is wrong. He approached a difficult subject in a fair, balanced and constructive way, and with some trepidation. He was right to be nervous. This is an emotive and neuralgic issue which can quickly drive autistic adults and autistic…
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