Autist's Corner

The dark alley where feminism, autism advocacy and literary criticism meet.

Showing posts with label sensory stuff. Show all posts

Showing posts with label sensory stuff. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

I Am Spartacus! You Might Be Spartacus, Too

So the Judge Rotenberg Center has been in the news again , this time because of an article in New York magazine about Andre McCollins, a ...

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

More Autistic Strengths: Symmetry-Spotting

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A recent study has added to the list of cognitive strengths peculiar to autism: in this study, a group of autistic teens...

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Fetal Testosterone and Autistic Traits - Part V: Visuospatial Abilities

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Researchers looking into the separate questions, "How do male and female minds differ?" and "How do autis...

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Is Everyone a Bit of a Synesthete?

I saw this article in the current issue of Scientific American and, once I got over the inherent silliness of the experimental setup, rea...

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A Portrait of the Autist

Lindsay: Kansas, United States; I'm a recent KU graduate with degrees in biochemistry and English lit. I'm also on the autism spectrum, having been diagnosed with PDD-NOS at age 5. It's quite likely that, were I to be seen now, I'd be diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. I write about a lot of things, which include but are not limited to: autism research, psychology, neuroscience, feminism, autism advocacy/neurodiversity, autism in literature, and broad, sweeping cultural critique. I also draw, paint and take the occasional random picture. Spam and abusive comments meet the icy-cold fury of my deleting finger.

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