Part 136: Once More With Feeling!

Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. I hope you're all as well as you can be. Are you ready to think about your feelings? Specifically, your feelings about other people's feelings? Yes, it's that old autistic chestnut, empathy, I'm referring to. We'll get into it shortly... I can't believe my week of leave … Continue reading Part 136: Once More With Feeling!

Part 109: Right to be Wrong

Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. I've been thinking a lot about the double empathy problem, and coming to the conclusion that it is among the most important issues affecting autistic people. If you're unfamiliar with the double empathy problem, there's a decent introduction to it on Wikipedia, with plenty of springboard links. … Continue reading Part 109: Right to be Wrong

Part 98: Is This the Start of the Breakdown?

Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. Thank you for being here, I'm glad to have you aboard for this week's discussion. I've got something pretty important I want to discuss - something that affects many autistic people, and potentially, at one level or another, all autistic people. The subject matter has come about … Continue reading Part 98: Is This the Start of the Breakdown?