The language of neurodiversity has now been with us for some time. Judy Singer coined the word “neurodiversity” more than two decades ago, and Kassiane Asasumasu (formerly Kassiane Sibley) gave us the term “neurodivergent”º. However, the language of neurodiversity is still not being used in a standard way, neither in the community, nor in practice,…
In May 2018, Bérengère presented a (very colourful, Wes Anderson’s movies-inspired) poster on the ABC findings at the International Society for Autism Research Conference. Have a look at the poster right here! => ABC Poster INSAR 2018 Olly, the DART mascot, presenting the ABC poster at INSAR 2018
Shereen’s talk at the Polyglot Conference 2017 ! Bilingualism, Autism and Cognition – What do we know ? What do we need to know ? – Polyglot Conference 2017 – Reykjavik (Iceland)
Bérengère’s first ever talk! 8 things to know about bilingualism in autism – Polyglot Conference 2017 – Reykjavik (Iceland)
Increasingly, as awareness of autism and constructs such as “the autism spectrum” grows, one hears people casually describing their acquaintances with phrases such as “she’s a bit spectrum-y” or “he’s a little autistic“. Being perfectly honest, I have used such phrases myself. I guess I’ve found it a helpful and succinct way to describe a…
This is a guest blog from DART collaborator Noreen Murphy. You can find out more about Noreen’s project on AAC support and autism at this page. Technology continues to develop at a pace that shows no sign of slowing anytime soon. The field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for children on the autism spectrum is no exception.…
In a new(ish) paper (first published a year ago), Lorcan Kenny of the Centre for Research in Autism and Education asks “Which terms should be used to describe autism?“. The paper provides a much-needed empirical analysis of this question which has beset the autism community for years. Conflict over the appropriate terminology to describe both autism itself and specific…
I’ve been a researcher working with people with autism for a decade now and in that time I’ve worked with adults, adolescents, young children and their parents, teachers, clinicians and other members of what I often refer to as “the autism community”.