The problem with autism acceptance…

Autism Awareness Month is almost over. Does that mean that the rest of the world will revert back to a …

Autistic children have the right to an Open Future

First, please allow me to say that I personally know many wonderful blog-writers who are also parents, grandparents, or other …

Asperger’s / autism, genetics, & MIT ~ Part 4: A (mistaken) “utopia”

So MIT wants to erase autism. What would the leftover world look like?

Asperger’s / autism, genetics, & MIT ~ Part 3: The Lernaean Hydra

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has received $20 million to establish a brand-spankin’-new autism research wing.  This is deeply …

Asperger’s / autism, genetics, & MIT ~ Part 1: Consent?

Upon learning that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had established a shiny, spankin’ new $20-million-dollar autism research wing, I …

Seeking official #autism diagnosis in the United States may get (much?) riskier…

If you live in the United States and you… are currently self-diagnosed/self-assessed as autistic but are considering or wanting to …

An Aspie/autistic’s Bill of Rights

Autism/Asperger’s is a human rights issue. Myths, misconceptions, and outright lies continue to surround our neuro-type.  I’ve written (a lot) …

Star-shaped peg in a square-pegged world – Part 3: Cure, prevention, and eugenics

I don’t want to delve too far into “us vs them-ness” (although I’m not sure I can help it, at …