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https://www.autisticscholar.com/2019/01/ January 2019 - Autistic Scholar autistic scholar january https://www.autisticscholar.com/category/grand-historical-thoughts/ Broad Thoughts Archives - Autistic Scholar broad thoughts autistic scholar archives https://www.autisticscholar.com/sensory-picky-eating/ Sensory Sensitivities and "Picky Eating" - Autistic Scholar Jun 27, 2021 - any people tend to be dismissive of so-called “picky eating.” Lucky people who are fortunate enough to have the wonderful ability to eat a wide variety of... sensory sensitivities picky eating autistic scholar https://www.autisticscholar.com/2019/06/ June 2019 - Autistic Scholar autistic scholar june https://www.autisticscholar.com/category/mental-health/ Mental Health Archives - Autistic Scholar mental health autistic scholar archives https://www.autisticscholar.com/limits-lab-control/ The Limits of Laboratory Control - Autistic Scholar Aug 30, 2018 - Controlled laboratory environments are great, don’t get me wrong. I hate the messy real world, with its confusing morass of different measurable and... autistic scholar limits laboratory control https://www.autisticscholar.com/84-2/ Identity-First Language - Autistic Scholar Aug 16, 2018 - Why do I call myself an autistic scholar? Why, for that matter, do I keep using the term in posts – talking about “autistic people,” “autistic children,” or... first language autistic scholar identity https://www.autisticscholar.com/category/neurodiversity/ Neurodiversity Archives - Autistic Scholar autistic scholar neurodiversity archives https://www.autisticscholar.com/disability-discrimination-politics/ Disability, Discrimination, and Politics - Autistic Scholar Here’s a fundamental question: what is the political status of autism? Are autism and other disabilities simply impairments that need to be addressed through... disability discrimination autistic scholar politics https://www.autisticscholar.com/monotropism/ Revisiting monotropism - Autistic Scholar Apr 9, 2021 - Based on my experiences, accounts from other autistic people, and experimental findings, I do think that autistic hyper-focus can be either endogenous or... revisiting monotropism autistic scholar https://www.autisticscholar.com/self-determination-in-childhood/ Self-Determination in Childhood - Autistic Scholar Apr 30, 2020 - One of the most interesting discussions I’ve ever had in the autism world was at a conference I was involved in organizing back when I was an undergraduate... self determination autistic scholar childhood https://www.autisticscholar.com/social-model-mainstream-school/ The Social Model and the Mainstream School - Autistic Scholar Jan 28, 2019 - Anyone who reads this blog regularly has probably noticed by now that I spend a lot of time talking about educational placement. It is a very important topic,... the social model autistic scholar mainstream school https://www.autisticscholar.com/ Home - Autistic Scholar Jul 30, 2024 - Welcome to my blog! I’m Patrick Dwyer, an autistic autism researcher at La Trobe University. As one of the increasing number of people with a foot in both the... autistic scholar https://www.autisticscholar.com/deficit-not-one-way-street/ Deficit Isn't a One-Way Street - Autistic Scholar Sometimes, the best way to see where our conventional assumptions can go wrong is to consider concrete examples. 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Would you rather be in a one-on-one conversation, in a small... group size autistic scholar context social demands https://www.autisticscholar.com/category/intervention/ Intervention Archives - Autistic Scholar autistic scholar intervention archives https://www.autisticscholar.com/social-model-neurodiversity/ The Social Model and Neurodiversity - Autistic Scholar Oct 1, 2018 - A while ago, I described my view of what the neurodiversity paradigm means. In that post, my ideas owe some very clear debts not only to others who have... the social model autistic scholar neurodiversity https://www.autisticscholar.com/theatre/ Theatre and Autism - Autistic Scholar Aug 30, 2018 - For a long time, I was part of a theatre group for autistic people. I joined when I was 13 and I remained part of the group in some capacity or other for a... theatre and autism autistic scholar https://www.autisticscholar.com/category/sensory/ Sensory Processing Archives - Autistic Scholar sensory processing autistic scholar archives https://www.autisticscholar.com/aba-reform-distinguishing-meaningful-change-and-neurodiversity-lite/ ABA Reform: Distinguishing Meaningful Change and "Neurodiversity Lite" - Autistic Scholar Feb 15, 2022 - Perhaps somebody needs to set some standards for progressive, reformed ABA intervention and determine whether programs are meeting them? meaningful change autistic scholar aba reform neurodiversity https://www.autisticscholar.com/2020/02/ February 2020 - Autistic Scholar autistic scholar february https://www.autisticscholar.com/2019/02/ February 2019 - Autistic Scholar autistic scholar february https://www.autisticscholar.com/how-not-to-treat-sensory-anxiety/ How Not to Treat Sensory Anxiety - Autistic Scholar Autistic sensory sensitivities are closely related to anxiety. I hope this isn’t a terribly controversial point. There are now several studies showing the... sensory anxiety autistic scholar treat https://www.autisticscholar.com/independence-transition-ii/ Independence: The Transition (Part II) - Autistic Scholar Jun 16, 2019 - In Part I of this post, I raised the concern that many young autistic people can become dependent on their parents or support systems, and that many young... the transition part ii autistic scholar independence https://www.autisticscholar.com/animal-models-and-cognitive-models/ Animal Models and Cognitive Models - Autistic Scholar Nov 28, 2019 - I’ve previously written a post to complain about the behavioural assays that are used in research with mouse models of autism. I’m seriously concerned that... animal models autistic scholar cognitive https://www.autisticscholar.com/what-is-neurodiversity/ On Neurodiversity: Part III: What is the Neurodiversity Paradigm? - Autistic Scholar Apr 8, 2022 - Author’s Note: I no longer particularly like some of the ideas in the post, which I now think are a bit oversimplified. If you want an updated take on my view... part iii what is the paradigm autistic scholar neurodiversity https://www.autisticscholar.com/the-autism-constellation/ The autism constellation - Autistic Scholar Aug 28, 2021 - The spectrum metaphor reduces the heterogeneity of autism to a linear continuum from the “highest functioning” autistic person to the “lowest functioning”... the autism constellation autistic scholar https://www.autisticscholar.com/issues-with-diagnostic-assessments/ Issues with Diagnostic Assessments - Autistic Scholar Jan 26, 2020 - I think it’s fair to say that there are a lot of problems with the way that we currently do diagnostic assessments for autism and other divergent neurotypes.... diagnostic assessments autistic scholar issues https://www.autisticscholar.com/2019/07/ July 2019 - Autistic Scholar autistic scholar july https://www.autisticscholar.com/burnout-and-expectations/ Burnout and Expectations - Autistic Scholar Feb 17, 2020 - Today, the vast majority of researchers, clinicians, and professionals in the autism world don’t know about autistic burnout. Autistic burnout is an idea that... burnout and expectations autistic scholar https://www.autisticscholar.com/the-autism-epidemic-why-now/ The Autism Epidemic - Why Now? - Autistic Scholar Jan 3, 2020 - I’ve previously written about the “autism epidemic” and why I think it all just reflects better diagnosis rather than an actual increase in the true incidence... autism epidemic why now autistic scholar https://www.autisticscholar.com/category/misc/ Miscellaneous Archives - Autistic Scholar miscellaneous archives autistic scholar https://www.autisticscholar.com/rpm/ Thoughts on the RPM Controversy - Autistic Scholar Jun 18, 2020 - [Author’s Note, June 2020: This post is now out of date. It was written before the emergence of crucial new empirical evidence from Jaswal et al. that changed... thoughts on autistic scholar rpm controversy https://www.autisticscholar.com/category/schoolage/ School-Age Kids Archives - Autistic Scholar school age kids autistic scholar archives https://www.autisticscholar.com/get-early-job-experience/ Get Early Job Experience - Autistic Scholar Jobs are pretty important. Obviously, we live in an economic system that happens to value “productive” labour – i.e., work done in jobs. We get paid for jobs.... get early job experience autistic scholar https://www.autisticscholar.com/category/preschool/ Preschool-Age Kids Archives - Autistic Scholar preschool age autistic scholar kids archives https://www.autisticscholar.com/the-misrepresentation-of-neurodiversity/ The Misrepresentation of Neurodiversity - Autistic Scholar I’ve previously argued that the pathology paradigm is in crisis and that the neurodiversity paradigm is ready to replace the obsolete pathology paradigm. I’ve... autistic scholar misrepresentation neurodiversity https://www.autisticscholar.com/social-learning-mainstream/ Social Learning in Mainstream Schools - Autistic Scholar In previous posts, I have argued that the mainstream school can be – rather than an inclusive environment – a place where autistic children are victimized and... social learning mainstream schools autistic scholar https://www.autisticscholar.com/about-patrick/ About Patrick - Autistic Scholar Nov 1, 2024 - Patrick is an autistic researcher at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. He has a broad interest in helping to ensure that autistic people can lead... about patrick autistic scholar https://www.autisticscholar.com/philosophical-foundations-neurodiversity/ The Philosophical Roots of Neurodiversity - Autistic Scholar I can be a bit of a theory nerd, sometimes. I like considering how different systems of thought develop in relation to one another. One of these theoretical... autistic scholar philosophical roots neurodiversity https://www.autisticscholar.com/category/essentials/ Essentials Archives - Autistic Scholar autistic scholar essentials archives https://www.autisticscholar.com/on-neurodiversity/ On Neurodiversity: Or, How to Help People without Calling Them Broken (Part I) - Autistic Scholar Jun 16, 2019 - The Pathology Paradigm Most of us have a basic idea of how psychological interventions work. The “disordered” person has a deficit, a deficiency. We intervene... how to help https://www.autisticscholar.com/sensory-symptoms-real-important/ Wait, Who Said Autistic Sensory Symptoms Aren't Real? - Autistic Scholar Last week, I was unpleasantly startled to read in a Spectrum News article that the latest draft of the International Classification of Diseases, the ICD-11,... who said sensory symptoms wait autistic real https://www.autisticscholar.com/silos-echo-chambers/ Silos and Echo Chambers in the World of Autism - Autistic Scholar Sep 27, 2018 - Since the 1960s, numerous social psychology studies have shown that people in echo chambers become more extreme in their shared views. This finding is... silos and echo chambers in the world https://www.autisticscholar.com/frith-heterogeneity-hypersensitivity/ Heterogeneity and Hypersensitivity in Autism: Reflection on Uta Frith's Comments - Autistic Scholar Apr 4, 2026 - This post responds to some of Uta Frith's recent comments, focusing on the heterogeneity of autism and on the validity of sensory issues. https://www.autisticscholar.com/grants-journals/ Autistic People, Autism Research, Grants, and Journals - Autistic Scholar There is something seriously wrong with the distribution of autism research funding. The most recent report of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee... autism research autistic people grants journals https://www.autisticscholar.com/representation-of-autistic-people-in-research/ Representation of Autistic People in Research - Autistic Scholar Feb 23, 2020 - I'm only aware of a tiny handful of research faculty professors and lecturers who are autistic. 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