Welcome to The Autistic Writer
Autism is one of the most discussed, researched, misunderstood, and debated subjects of our time. Yet autistic voices are still too often spoken about rather than listened to.
I have created this website and blog to explore autism through a combination of lived experience, evidence-based research, history, and critical analysis. Here you’ll find articles examining autism science, challenging common misconceptions, exploring autistic identity, and advocating for acceptance, equality, and understanding.
Over the years, I’ve devoted thousands of hours to studying autism research, theory, history, and lived experience. This blog is the result of that journey.
Whether you are autistic yourself, a parent, family member, educator, healthcare professional, or simply curious to learn more, I hope you will find something here that informs, challenges, and inspires.
Thank you for visiting, and welcome.
Darren Scothern, The Autistic Writer.
recent blog articles:
- Part 4: What is The Autism Spectrum?
- Part 3: What is Autism (the complex answers)?
- Part 2: What is Autism (the simple answers)?
- Part 1: Why Should You Even Care About Autism?
The Autistic Writer is a labour of love, dedicated to promoting autism acceptance, understanding, and equality. If you’d like to help support this work, a small tip via Buy Me a Coffee would be greatly appreciated. Just click the button, below.