Neurodiversity
Cognitive variation as natural biology, not defect — the social model of disability applied to the systems that actually disable: diagnosis gates, adult support, research funding.
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Am I autistic? A map without a verdict
An honest map of the adult question: what self-identification is and isn't, what assessment trades off, and what this site's tools can and cannot show you.
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Different minds in the age of average
AI is a regression-to-the-mean engine — the more it mediates, the more output converges on the modal. That makes genuine cognitive difference rarer and more visible.
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Autistic adulthood as infrastructure: employment, housing, and supported autonomy
Past the transition cliff, autistic adults fall into sparse, fragmented support — employment, housing, supported decision-making, autonomy the goal.
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Race × autism: the diagnosis gap as a gatekeeping problem
Black and Brown autistic children are diagnosed later, misdiagnosed more often. A diagnosis is access, unequally gated — a gatekeeping problem, not a clinical fact.
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What autistic people actually want researched
AutINSAR 2025 asked autistic people their research priorities. The answers are almost the opposite of where funding goes: mental health, sensory, adulthood.