What's even worse, are the not-even-veiled, snarky hints such as, "don't be such a party-pooper", "thanks for making everyone else miserable", "why do you always have to make everything about yourself?" The world has become on an individual level, the perfect copy of "monarchies" such as the UK, where a parody "king" and his multi-bill/millionaire … Continue reading Me, in a nut’s shell, now…đ
Category: Classic Autism
So Happy to Have Re-Found You All, and NEW BOOK announcements: DEFIANT HOPELESSNESS: The Dark Side of Asperger’s Autism Reflected in My Poetry – Vol1 -2nd, Revised, Updated & Upgraded Edition- Kindle Edition
Iâm not even sure how to call what I am about to tell you. I belong to that generation, who learned the basics of Internet technology on all four, behind the desk, or under the table, crisscrossing the wires to be connected to first-generation archaic modems, which those like me can recall either by the … Continue reading So Happy to Have Re-Found You All, and NEW BOOK announcements: DEFIANT HOPELESSNESS: The Dark Side of Asperger’s Autism Reflected in My Poetry – Vol1 -2nd, Revised, Updated & Upgraded Edition- Kindle Edition
Is an âautism communityâ a dangerous mirage, or a valid social construct?
I have recently been asked on Twitter the following: âIâm going to ask a question but you donât have to answer. So, I just started wanting to understand autism better since my son was dx, and I know the best knowledge comes from those actually in the community. Anyway, I imagine as you get (o)lder* … Continue reading Is an âautism communityâ a dangerous mirage, or a valid social construct?
A critical introduction to âThe nine degrees of autism, a developmental modelâ (editors Wylie, Lawson & Beardon, 2015) -1-
Few may remember, even from amongst the bookâs actual readers, that its complete title is âThe Nine Degrees of Autism, a Developmental Model for the Alignment and Reconciliation of Hidden Neurological Conditionsâ (editors Wylie, Lawson & Beardon, 2015) The necessity of mentioning the bookâs complete title is justified by a titleâs further reaching implications. With … Continue reading A critical introduction to âThe nine degrees of autism, a developmental modelâ (editors Wylie, Lawson & Beardon, 2015) -1-
Proposing the “Medi-Social© Model of Disability and Neurodivergence” II -The Unwarranted Bias of the Social Model of Disability and Neurodivergence-
The late Prof Mark Oliver, presented on 23rd July 1990, at the Joint Workshop of the Living Options Group and the Research Unit of the Royal College of Physicians, a paper titled âTHE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL MODELS OF DISABILITYâ, where he wrote: "The genesis, development and articulation of the social model of disability by disabled … Continue reading Proposing the “Medi-Social© Model of Disability and Neurodivergence” II -The Unwarranted Bias of the Social Model of Disability and Neurodivergence-
Proposing the “Medi-Social© Model of Disability and Neurodivergence” I
[Rev.] Romulus Campan FDScMH (Forensic), LTh (Hons), CertEd-QTS,PgCert Religion, Spirituality & Mental Health,PgCert Special Psychopedagogy,PgCert Autism & AspergerâsThe Medi-Social© Model of Neurodivergence Logo-Created by Romulus C. The Medi-Social Model of Neurodivergence is an alternative to the prevalent Medical and Social models of Neurodivergence, applicable to the following, commonly accepted as, Neurodivergent conditions: The Medi-Social Model … Continue reading Proposing the “Medi-Social© Model of Disability and Neurodivergence” I
Reflections on the Psychopathology of Demand Rejection and Avoidance
Honouring a long-due promise to Demand Avoidance researcher Richard Woods @Richard_Autism I will attempt to summarise a personal perspective of the psychopathology of Demand Rejection and Avoidance, conscious of the topic's vast scientific interdisciplinarity, muddled unfortunately by rather recent research derails, causing unnecessary confusion and delays in therapeutically addressing valid psychotherapeutic necessities. In this short … Continue reading Reflections on the Psychopathology of Demand Rejection and Avoidance
The Cognitive-Behavioural Interpretative Isolationism of Intellectually Proficient Kanner’s & Asperger’s Autism (IPKAA)© Part 3 â The Myth of “Weak Central Coherence”
Part 3 â The Myth of "Weak Central Coherence" (Rev.) Romulus Campan FdScMH, LTh (Hons), CertEd, QTS, PgCert Special Psychopedagogy, PgCert Autism & Aspergerâs 'Frith (1989) attempted to sketch out the preliminary theory that one deep underlying cognitive deficit in autism has to do with a lack of coherence. In other words, autistic people lack … Continue reading The Cognitive-Behavioural Interpretative Isolationism of Intellectually Proficient Kanner’s & Asperger’s Autism (IPKAA)© Part 3 â The Myth of “Weak Central Coherence”
The Autistic Maelstrom âŠ
In the new, updated edition of "The Autistic Spectrum" (2002), Lorna Wing offered on page 23 a brief history of the chaos which seems to continue to this day, surrounding risen and fallen efforts to decide the main, and sub-categories of what she identified as the Autistic Spectrum. In order to justify my statement, please … Continue reading The Autistic Maelstrom âŠ
The importance of Asperger’s Syndrome as a unique clinical diagnostic category – I –
On page 1 of his fundamental summary of (Classic) "Autism and Asperger's Syndrome", S. Baron-Cohen (2008) lists as "Key Points" the two, overlappingly different subgroups of what has come to be known as the "Autistic Spectrum". "Classic autism and Asperger syndrome share two key features: -Social communication difficulties -Narrow interests and repetitive actions. But they … Continue reading The importance of Asperger’s Syndrome as a unique clinical diagnostic category – I –
The Theoretical Philosophy of Existential Poetry 
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