Nomad or Settler

We know there are different neurotypes, this article theorises as to why these may have evolved.

Refrigerator Revisited

by Nanny Aut My mother and I don't have a good relationship - looking back I'm not sure we ever did. There is a lot of hurt and resentment built up on both sides over the years. To an external observer my mother would classify as a 'refrigerator mother'. To an external observer, my autistic … Continue reading Refrigerator Revisited →

Who Tells Your Story?

Who should contol the autism narrative? Surely those whose story it is - not external observers.

Monotropic Moods: Happiness Lasts Forever (Until It Doesn’t) – Part 2

Part 2 of exploring being monotropic and its implications for mental health.

Monotropic Moods: Happiness Lasts Forever (Until It Doesn’t)

Part 1 of exploring being monotropic and its implications for mental health.

Parenthood – And the Perils of ABA

Image by Effendi from Pixabay by Nanny Aut I am going to start this post with saying that I don’t believe in the narrative of ‘ABA is abuse’. It’s a catchy slogan that entirely fails to connect with the people who need to be informed about ABA the most. ABA IS harmful - that isn’t … Continue reading Parenthood – And the Perils of ABA →

Of Course, This Is a Good Course (or is it?)

by Nanny Aut I often see an advert for an autism course I took. I took it out of curiosity to see whether the improved quality of research and the very active dialogue in the autistic community about what we need has filtered into mainstream. It hasn’t. It was really tough to take this course … Continue reading Of Course, This Is a Good Course (or is it?) →

Finding Common Ground

by Nanny Aut This is a challenging time for the autism/autistic community - when community is needed more than ever before - we are instead seeing division - not just autistics vs. autism parents but also across the lower support / higher support divide. I recently saw a facebook post by The Autism Dad asking … Continue reading Finding Common Ground →

Processing Mutism: An Introduction to and Appreciation of AAC

Discussing AAC in its broadest terms and how it can support both non-speaking and speaking autistics.

School as a Polytropic Environment: The Impact on Monotropic Minds

How the polytropic school environment can impact on monotropic thinkers and result in processing mutism.