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Autistic human animals – a factor in cultural metamorphosis

Jorn Bettin November 27, 2024

Autistic culture is a world of infinite diversity beyond the neuronormative imagination. Every Autistic relationship is unique, and many of us are traumatised. We need appropriate tools to invest in deeply understanding each other. Cultural metamorphosis requires radically reframing everything we understand about cultural adaptivity in terms of co-creating ecologies of care.

Nurturing healthy Autistic relationships

Jorn Bettin January 4, 2023

Relationships between Autistic people are often more intense than relationships between culturally well adjusted neuronormative people. Healthy Autistic relationships include intensive collaboration on shared interests, overlapping areas of deep domain expertise, and joint exploration of unfamiliar terrain. The intensity of Autistic relationships is based on our ability to hyperfocus and our unbounded curiosity and desire to learn.

Co-creating ecologies of caring and sharing

Jorn Bettin November 26, 2022

Instead of the individualistic perspective, mental health can only be understood in a way that is meaningful for humans at the level of a biocultural organism at human scale. The interactions between us have a direct impact on our nervous systems, cardiovascular systems, and digestive systems.

Being a Great Parent to Your Autistic Child at Fall Festivals and Halloween Events

Terra Vance October 31, 2022

I could not believe what this father to an autistic son did when the boy got lost in an inflatable obstacle course.

How To Bond With Your Autistic Child Through Your Special Interests

Terra Vance August 3, 2022

Parents often feel like they’ve got to lose themselves to bond with their Autistic child. The opposite is true, though.

When a Non-Autistic Child Is Raised by Autistic Parents, Their Experiences Are Similar to Autistics Raised by Non-Autistics

Terra Vance February 10, 2022

After presenting at a conference, Terra Vance was shuffled between small groups of audience members. In one group, a woman was angry Vance had not included information about how hard it is for non-autistics to have autistic parents.