Back in the late 1990s, in collaboration with certain teachers, mentors and schools I was working with at the time, I modified my cartoon-drawing workshops into a comprehensive modular program that encouraged students to think more deeply about Emotional Communication, while teaching them hands-on drawing skills. This format became central to my teaching work in […]
thINK Draw Connect Learn: Face Cards! Read More »
‘Aspergers have no empathy’. Of course, I understand this statement is an over-simplification of much data and some consistent patterns, and I use it here for dramatic affect. This dangerous statement has been reinforced in clinical diagnostic attitudes, misconstrued via public stupidity and perpetuated as meaning ‘All autistic people, especially those ‘with’ Aspergers, are insensitive,
How Do I Feel About Empathy? Read More »
I first self-assessed as having an Aspergers neurological profile in early 2018, using an online tool. I was just turning 53, and in the midst of a prolonged period of crisis involving, among other things, upheavals in the custody of my kids from a previous relationship, with the strain affecting every aspect of my life.
Aspergers: a new Map of Self Read More »
In other posts, I’ve touched on some of the different ways I experience my own ‘autistic attention’ – ranging from very helpful (eg heightened creative focus, problem-solving, mindful awareness) to hinderance (eg anxiety, depression, rumination). As described in Part I, regarding my years of obsessive drawing, when this hyperfocus is channelled into a particular topic,
Autistic attention IV: Specialised Interest vs Social Disinterest Read More »
