Blog The Autistic Me
I have struggled most of my life to understand myself. At birth, doctors suggested I would be mentally disabled, in addition to the physical injuries ...
That's Snake Oil for You The Chicago Tribune has a great story on how DAN! and other organizations use valid science to justify their "treatments" for autism. The sad fact that parents trust these quacks worries me. It's also why I am not going to continue down the autism research path after I complete the dissertation. http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ch...
The Autistic Mind and Patterns The research for my dissertation indicates many individuals with autism disorders and/or savant abilities view language in terms of patterns and rules. This results in the "stilted" usage, the "little professor" forms of writing and speech. I'm wondering how this also challenges basic assumptions of learning and language.I love patterns. Root words...
Speaking Invitation I'll be speaking at the St. Cloud, MN, public library December 3 at 7:30 p.m. The topic will be adults with autism spectrum disorders. The sponsor is the Asperger's Support Network, online at:http://www.aspergerssupportnetwork.org/The event is free and the ASN meets on a regular basis to support individuals in the "mid-state" region of Minnesota....
Are the Logical Deficient? While working on the research for my dissertation, I have read page after page on writing pedagogy asserting that the goal of a university writing course should be to teach students that knowledge is socially constructed and that "truth" is relative to culture and community. The problem with this assertion is that students with autism and similar c...
