Autistic Professor
Writing about the consequences of being identified as autistic late in life.
Sunday, 27 June 2021
Mind v. Body: Autism v. Ménière's
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Back in 2009, I was diagnosed with Ménière’s Disease. I’d been experiencing the classic symptoms for a couple of years before that: powerful...
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Some thoughts following the Interdisciplinary Autism Research Festival (IARF2021)
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A couple of weeks ago I spent the best part of three days attending the first Interdisciplinary Autism Research Festival. This was a wonderf...
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...
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