You may have read articles like this one that point to different ways of recording COVID-19 mortality in different jurisdictions. The concerns raised about variability in data collection are mirror…| Autistic Collaboration
W.E.I.R.D. stands for Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich, and Democratic. As long as society confuses homo economicus with homo sapiens we are more than “a bit off course”. The exp…| Autistic Collaboration
The notion of disability in our society is underscored by a bizarre conception of “independence”. Autists depend on assistance from others in ways that differ from the cultural norm – a…| Autistic Collaboration
If neurodiversity is the natural variation of cognition, motivations, and patterns of behaviour within the human species, then what role do Autistic traits in particular play within human cultures …| Autistic Collaboration
The 10,000 year project of human civilisation or empire building is coming to an end. Human life as we knew it – shaped by the anthropocentric myths of “meritocracy”, technological R…| Jorn Bettin
Janine, a biologist, author, and innovation consultant, popularized biomimicry in her 1997 book Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. She introduced a discipline that mimics nature’s designs—like solar cells inspired by leaves—to create sustainable solutions. In 1998, she co-founded Biomimicry 3.8, the...| The Biomimicry Institute
Members of the neurodiversity movement recognise neurodivergent traits as natural variations of cognition, motivations, and patterns of behaviour within the human species. NeurodiVenture : an …| Autistic Collaboration
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Society should be moving beyond autism awareness and autism acceptance towards appreciation of all forms of neurodiversity. However, the label of neurodiversity is being co-opted. I cringe wh…| Autistic Collaboration
The growing cracks in the thin veneer of our “civilised” economic and social operating model are impossible to ignore, to the extent that serious discussions of degrowth are increasingl…| Jorn Bettin