Friends and colleagues often include symbols and acronyms (and symbolic acronyms) within their social media profiles. These letterforms represent shared and self-selected identities. None of them “feel” quite right to me. That’s not a new issue for me, as I have written many times about my ambivalence regarding labels and…
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A Facebook follower asked why I do not use “Au” after my name to indicate I support the Au manifesto, the Autism Union statement of ideals. Do I not support the 10 points? Do I not like the community members? Is there something wrong with Au? What does the Âû…
Podcast Episode 0054; Season 04, Episode 18; February 2, 2021 Roy Richard Grinker is a Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University. His books include Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism. I met Dr. Grinker in May of 2007 while he was promoting Unstrange Minds, my favorite book on autism’s history.…
We are all more than what observers believe us to be. It’s been brought to my attention that The Autistic Me blog and podcast have been located and read by potential employers. I am not The Autistic Me, and anyone assuming to know me from this blog alone — or…
I was informed recently, “People like you should be progressive Democrats because Republicans don’t care about people.” Activists are always blinded by prejudices… and if you decline to state an affiliation, they assume the “worst” and try to save your political soul. And people wonder why there is so much…