Category Archives: Autistic Neurology

Dissociative Identity Disorder or Autistic Style of Thinking?

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Sometimes autistic neurology – specifically our style of thinking and the way our brain handles information – bumps up against what […]

Autistic Processing of Social Information

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. My autistic neurology means that I am not good at picking up typical social cues, understanding complex social situations, automatically picking […]

Executive Function Assessment

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. During the past several years I have been working with both teachers and clinicians to see and support executive function challenges […]

The Problem of Attributing Negative Intentionality to Autistic Behavior

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Problems arise when we attribute willfulness to behavior of an autistic and then regard it as fact. One problem is that […]

Concrete Style of Thinking

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. When it comes to autistic individuals, those whose brain gloms onto concrete thinking are often our rule followers. They know exactly […]

Visual Style of Thinking

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Besides having sensory differences, autistic people generally are known for their particular style of thinking. We tend to have a quite […]

Autism and Thinking in Layers

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. As a little girl, there was a single movie screen in my mind where I created one still life picture at […]

Introduction to Newest Book: Autistically Thriving

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. This blog is actually the introduction that appears in my newest book (Endow, 2019, pp. xiii-xiv) available as of last week. […]

Autistically Thriving: Reading Comprehension, Conversational Engagement, and Living a Self-Determined Life Based on Autistic Neurology

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. The title of this blog is the title of my newest book that is now printed and those who have preordered […]