Who This Site Is For
This site is for anyone who wants to think more carefully about how autism is studied, described and understood.
- Autistic people who’ve felt flattened or erased by the way research talks about them,
- Parents navigating confusing, often conflicting ideas about support and “intervention,”
- Researchers and clinicians who are open to reflection — even when it disrupts what they were taught,
- Students, allies and professionals who want to move beyond awareness into accountability,
- And people who suspect that the way autism is framed might matter just as much as what’s done in its name.
This site doesn’t aim to convince those who are firmly entrenched — at least not directly. But it does speak in public, knowing those readers might be listening. And if they are, the invitation is still open.
The work here isn’t about catching mistakes. It’s about showing how the framing of a study can do harm before a single intervention begins — and how we might do better.