The Autism Epidemic That Wasn’t
The Trump administration’s scientific illiteracy about rates of autism is going to have catastrophic results.
Geoffrey C. Kabat
· 6 min read
Autism
A collection of 7 posts
Searching for Structure
An autistic writer tries to make sense of his passion for trains, maps, and timetables.
Mathieu Vaillancourt
· 4 min read
Pre-Existing Convictions
In anticipation of the ‘new results’ RFK Jr. has promised about the causes of autism, an overview of what science has already learned.
Geoffrey C. Kabat
· 13 min read
Invisible Disability and Hidden Potential
Sir Simon Baron-Cohen: “When you systemise, you try to analyse the rules, the events that happen with some regularity, and causal relationships, so you can identify predictable patterns.”
Hannah Gal
· 16 min read
An Absurd Umbrella: Neurodiversity and the Autism Spectrum
Autism has become a catchall term to explain and dismiss the problem child. But it can also be viewed as a superpower.
Jason Garshfield
· 9 min read
Neuroaffirmation—A Therapist’s Concerns
I worry about the unintended consequences of the neurodiversity movement, particularly when their demands are promulgated religiously and without nuance.
Rita Range
· 10 min read
Helping Children with Autism
Since then, the 'autism' landscape has changed: In the early 1970s, autism had not quite emerged from its Dark Ages.
Bryna Siegel
· 11 min read