Sharing: I’m conducting a study, care to participate?

Originally posted on Little Miss Aspie:
I am conducting a student project entitled “Investigating emotion regulation in adults with and without Autism…

Autism is not psychopathy, and autistic people are not psychopaths [Mental Health Monday]

The word “psychopath” has come up in connection with the Asperger’s/autism spectrum. In my filtered world, the “filter” referring to … More

Sharing: Neuro research – Ouch! There #Ifixedit – Enhanced Hemispheric Symmetry of White Matter Microstructure in Autism

Another gem from Visual Vox, aka “Aspie Under Your Radar”! In this post, she brilliantly illustrates the difference between the … More

Sharing: Wrong Model, Wrong Research

This is an incredibly insightful post that I think is absolutely spot-on. While I’m a self-confessed research addict, I do … More

Autism research progress ~ hopeless without anecdotes?

Autism research is stalemated in a sorry state. The establishment of researchers, mental health professionals, neurology specialists, puzzle piece groups, … More

People on the Asperger’s / autism spectrum are not “undomesticated humans”

Recently, a lovely commenter and friend (whose identity I won’t mention here, unless given specific permission to do so) notified … More

Sharing: getting rid of us won’t keep you safe: #actuallyautistic rage, MIT, and eugenics

I know, I know – I beat the MIT autism research center topic to death yesterday, but this was too … More

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 2: Jurautistic Park (nature likes us!)

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has received funding to establish a brand-spankin’-new $20-million-dollar autism research wing. This makes me … More

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 … More