This notebook is a work in progress. There’s a lot in the making, but it will take a while. More about me is a good place to start: it gives a sense of what I’m hoping to do here.
Some essays to come
What is autism?
(Intro to the website: all my questions)
“Levels” of autism?
(Yikes. People will get mad whatever I say.)
Autism: friend or foe?
(I hate how polarized this is. I understand everyone’s point of view — ironic, isn’t it?)
Too much, too little, or just right? Autism and empathy
(So complex. A lot of concepts are mixed up in the debate.)
Rule-following rebels: on how conventionality and nonconformity coexist
(Really enjoyed writing this one but have to edit.)
The chronic optimizer: on perfectionism
(This whole website is me grappling with perfectionism. Look at me writing in the margins! And adding very rough cartoons…)
Beyond maths and programming — reflections on autistic human interest
(I’ve been thinking a lot about being interested in human beings in an autistic way and the way that seemingly social autistic people have been overlooked.)
Linking different autism theories
(You can’t just pick and choose bits from different theories — some are outdated, some incompatible. I want to look at how theories might fit together and inform each other – or not).
Mottron’s intriguing views on autism
(I try to read impenetrable French (Canadian) theory about autism so you don’t have to.)