Neuro, the Greek-based root for Neurodiversity, neurology, and neurons, draws attention to the physical nature of the brain and the greater nervous system. With my doctorate in rhetoric, I get stuck on words and meaning. More accurately, my obsession with precise meaning and clear communication likely guided me towards the…
Tag: language
Podcast Episode 0036; Season 03, Episode 08; May 9, 2020 Technology has empowered many disabled individuals, directly and indirectly. For the autistic community, online spaces offer opportunities to socialize and connect, without the challenges of physical spaces and social cues. Unlike many of the autistics I’ve met, I’m not interested…
There is no “right answer” to the following, and generally I don’t think as much about this as others do. I don’t like many of the labels people with ASDs have adopted. I have no idea why, but I don’t care for autie, aspie, aspergian, or several other terms I’ve…
An acquaintance noted, “I never hear you swear.” Probably accurate. I seldom use harsh language, finding it generally pointless. Generally, I also find it offensive. Some people I find quite funny do (or did) use such language, but I’m not on stage performing like George Carlin or Denis Leary. Language…
The research for my dissertation indicates many individuals with autism disorders and/or savant abilities view language in terms of patterns and rules. This results in the “stilted” usage, the “little professor” forms of writing and speech. I’m wondering how this also challenges basic assumptions of learning and language. I love…
While working on the research for my dissertation, I have read page after page on writing pedagogy asserting that the goal of a university writing course should be to teach students that knowledge is socially constructed and that “truth” is relative to culture and community. The problem with this assertion…