Autistic Professor
Writing about the consequences of being identified as autistic late in life.
Saturday, 8 May 2021
"Positive psychoeducation" and ableism in academia
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There has been quite a lot of discussion in academia recently about using “positive psychoeducation” to address the mental health crisis in ...
Wednesday, 5 May 2021
Emerging from lockdown
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A year in lockdown has affected everyone in ways which will only become fully apparent over time. There are the immediately obvious issues o...
Thursday, 22 April 2021
Designing autistic spaces
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One thing that my identification/diagnosis has revealed to me is my mostly unwitting role in designing autistic (or, more precisely, autism-...
Monday, 12 April 2021
Looking back on lockdown
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Over a year of lockdown has passed, so I thought it would be interesting to reflect on my experiences from an autistic perspective. Needless...
Thursday, 18 March 2021
Access Rider
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I have recently been asked to complete an Access Rider. This is an easy way to communicate your needs to colleagues, employers or organisa...
Friday, 12 February 2021
Why I don't drive
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Autistic people can be perfectly good drivers. Some recent research shows that they are, if anything, safer than non-autistic drivers (wi...
Monday, 1 February 2021
The 'Neurotribes' conference, Sound Festival Scotland.
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Yesterday I attended the 'Neurotribes' conference that was part of the Sound Festival in Scotland. It was really great to see an ...
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