Some 12-15 years ago, Louisville, Kentucky became the first “Autism-Friendly City” within the United States. Back then, San Diego was known for being «bicycle-friendly», San Francisco was «vegan-friendly», but what […]
Greetings, Readers of Cortical Chauvinism! My name is Timothy Turner (Tim is fine). I am a 36 year old autistic man from Texas who is currently editing the manuscript of […]
In the field of autism advocacy some proponents believe that using terms like “War on Autism” is a pejorative term that emphasizes violence. For those that believe that they do […]
When my first grandson was born it was a time of rejoicement. My daughter took good care of herself and had stressed all sorts of precautions. She exercised, took her […]
The squeeze machine is known by many names, e.g., hug machine or hug box. I prefer calling it the squeeze machine to prevent confusion whenever I ask one of our […]
Throughout most of the history of autism as recorded within the medical literature, sensory problems have been paid very little attention. These were not unknown phenomena, both Kanner ad Asperger […]
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