Welcome
This blog engages with some key ideas within disabilities studies, primarily focusing on neurodivergence, aiming to inform and discuss from a queer, autistic woman's perspective, and contribute to public access of academia. My name is Jesse, my degree is in disabilities studies and philosophy, and I like to cover topics about finding identity, introspection, disablement politics, and the philosophical questions surrounding the onus and voice of disability. I post here infrequently as a hobby. Here I will also share recommended readings and content made by and for disabled and neurodivergent individuals.
Below you can find my key blog articles, including 'What is the Social Model of disability and how it is key to understanding disabled identity?' and 'Autism and the Double Empathy Problem'
What is the social model of disability and how is it key to understanding disabled identity?
There is nothing fundamentally wrong with me. I am different, and differences are not accommodated in society, and this is the route of my struggle, not my body or my brain. Disability does not exist within me; it is a social process...