#AccessibleAcademia Theory of Autistic Mind (Williams, 2021)

You can read this paper in full for the remainder of June 2021 here: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.616664 1/20#AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: WilliamsJournal: Journal of PragmaticsPublished: 2021Title: Theory of Autistic Mind: a Renewed Relevance Theoretic Perspective on So-Called Autistic Pragmatic ‘Impairment’.Theory of Autistic MindQ: How many times do you think the queen has ridden a whale? 2/20Background:Lots ofContinue reading “#AccessibleAcademia Theory of Autistic Mind (Williams, 2021)”

#AccessibleAcademia autism & camouflaging (Hull et al, 2020)

https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy.derby.ac.uk/doi/full/10.1002/aur.2407 #AccessibleAcademia Nothing About Us Without Us Who: Hull, Petrides, Mandy Journal: Autism Research Published: October 2020 Title: Cognitive Predictors of Self-Reported Camouflaging in Autistic Adolescents Study: Camouflaging in autistic adolescents aged 13-18 without intellectual disabilities is related to executive functioning abilities, and is not related to age, IQ, or theory of mind. Camouflaging includes:Continue reading “#AccessibleAcademia autism & camouflaging (Hull et al, 2020)”

Talking about interoception — Neurodiversity in Academia

What’s interoception? Interoception is the perception of sensations from inside the body. This includes sensations like your heart beat, whether you’re too hot or too cold, whether you’re hungry, or thirsty, or need the bathroom. Autistic people tend to be over- or under-sensitive to different forms of stimuli, including interoceptive stimuli. What does this mean?This […]Continue reading “Talking about interoception — Neurodiversity in Academia”

autistic (meta-)communication

Autistic (meta-)communication I’m autistic. Do you want to know why I refer to myself as having a communication difference, rather than a communication deficit?It’s because the way I communicate is different, not deficient. Let me explain. By: BRI, 2021 See, when I talk to Jack, the intent behind my communication is usually the literal, donotative*Continue reading “autistic (meta-)communication”