Help Wanted: Neurodivergent Role Models
Growing up in the 70's and 80's, our role models were celebrities: TV stars, movie stars, rock stars, and sports...
Autism and Gastrointestinal Symptoms
If you're on Instagram or any of the "free" social media platforms, and you happen to be interested in autism,...
Why Do Autistics Wander Off?
Why do autistic people wander off? After all, nothing creates more panic in parents than having their child simply wander...
Justifying the autistic experience
Jim Hoerricks, PhD, takes a closer look at the autistic experience and the right to exist.
Differentiation: a sustainable accommodation strategy
Jim discusses the merits of differentiation as a teaching methodology that suits the individual needs of neurodivergent kids and adults.
Our Way of Proceeding – an exploration of appropriate ‘treatments’ for autism
Jim Hoerricks, PhD, breaks down the idea ‘Should we even be treating autism?’. What do you think?
The Diagnosis Trap
If autism can be considered a natural variation in humanity, should we even be seeking a medical diagnosis? Jim Hoerricks,...
Communication: What it Means to be Non-Verbal (to me)
Being non-verbal means different things to different people. Here’s an informative explanation of how it has played out throughout Jim’s...
Holidays and the Disruption of Routine in Autism
Disruption of routine during the holidays can be problematic in autism. Here, Jim discusses psych theories that explain why the...
Are you the sum of your symptoms?
The sum of our symptoms makes us unique to only ourselves and no one else! Here, Jim discusses his autism,...