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Posts titled 'in the works' are posts that I am currently working on completing. If you have any topic suggestions, please let me know in the Group Forum, which you can find the button for at the top of this page. Do share your thoughts and discuss the topics <3

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Autism and 'the double empathy problem'

Autism has previously been understood as a disorder in which individuals present 'social deficits' which include lacking empathy and...

Jesse Lowry

Dec 18, 20238 min read

In the works: the infamous puzzle piece

why is the infinity symbol preferable over the puzzle piece as a symbol for representing autism?

Jesse Lowry

Nov 12, 20231 min read

In the works: autism and intersectionality

How is understanding intersectionality key to understanding the diversity of the autistic experience? For example, how do the experiences...

Jesse Lowry

Aug 20, 20231 min read

In the works: executive dysfunction and the myth of laziness

If it was laziness, you would be having fun. Struggling with executive dysfunction is especially difficult in a society that values...

Jesse Lowry

Aug 20, 20231 min read

In the works: what exactly is neurodivergence?

We know that everyone certainly is not 'a little bit autisitc'- if that were the case, the world would be more accessible. However, we...

Jesse Lowry

Aug 20, 20231 min read

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...

Jesse Lowry

Aug 20, 20236 min read