I often write of object blindness, context blindness and face blindness as part of delayed visual processing. This is not a problem with the eyes but with the part of the brain which processes what the eyes see. And I have tinted lenses which cut out certain light frequencies, reducing incoming visual information to allow my brain more time to process what I see. Or perhaps I should say, I DID have tinted lenses.
In this internet age the word ‘friend’ has become progressively watered down. Today it can mean any acquaintance who adds themselves to your list. Read the rest of this entry »
I recently had someone challenge the degree of my autism on the basis of not having been a poo smearer. Well, whilst Temple Grandin (known as ‘The Woman Who Thinks Like A Cow’) has spent decades entertaining audiences with tales of being a poo smearing toddler, it seems that poo smearing is yet another autism stereotype.
When I was 9 my younger brother was 3. Whilst I had lots of stored language I had just began to acquire functional communication. He had 6 words, none of which were understood outside of the house. We made a great pair, being surreal, kinesthetic, sensory and a pair of buzz junkies. Read the rest of this entry »
Ever wondered what it takes to make yourself autism friendly? How autism friendly is the DSM? What happens if we use the DSM criteria for autism to help define what might be autism friendly and how to become it? In this you tube video you can find out… it goes a bit fast so do pause the slides to take your time reading. Enjoy… from autistic author and artist, Donna Williams *) http://www.donnawilliams.net
Marc Segar was a man with Asperger’s back in the 90s before today’s autistic pride movement, who aspired to non-autistic ‘normality’, achieved a semblance of it, and died after jumping a divider and walking into oncoming traffic on a UK motorway. Read the rest of this entry »
Amanda Baggs shot to notoriety after pictures of her caused controversy on an autistic pride website. After she produced a You Tube video featuring herself typing her communication, she featured on US TV and her video was seen by over a 1/4 of a million viewers, inspiring functionally non-verbal people with autism and their families around the globe. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom has an interest in killers and the macabre, a fascination with famous people and a calling toward music and digital art. He’s also a young man with Asperger’s and a fascinating one at that. Here’s our interview… Read the rest of this entry »
I often write of object blindness, context blindness and face blindness as part of delayed visual processing. This is not a problem with the eyes but with the part of the brain which processes what the eyes see. And I have tinted lenses which cut out certain light frequencies, reducing incoming visual information to allow my brain more time to process what I see. Or perhaps I should say, I DID have tinted lenses.
Richard Attfield
