Thoughts on things
by Kade Elphinstone
list of articles
The trap of diagnostic circularity: autism, neurodivergence, and the problem with defining difference as deficit (October 2026)
Gendered oppression: divide and rule (October 2026)
With or without you: how dangerous are humans? An article on risk, society, and autism (October 2026)
Autism: negative or nothing (May 2026)
Autism and social control (May 2026)
Autism in the school years (March 2026)
Is empathy political? an article on autistic empathy (February 2026)
Betrayal: a very human emotion (October 2025)
Furries and Therians: are they our new frontier? (August 2025)
What makes people mean? (July 2025)
What power does to people (July 2025)
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On morals and inertia (January 2025)
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Should parents be paid? (December 2024)
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Doghouse: the dynamics of blame (March 2024)
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Twenty-one Awesome Symptoms of Autism (May 2018)
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Why I don't (usually) tell people when I'm not okay (July 2023)
Kids these days! I blame the parents" (July 2017)
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Should I praise my child? A fresh perspective (May 2022)
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Socially acceptable ways of shutting people down (February 2023)
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Twelve ways to stop your children from confiding in you (September 2024)
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Autism & post-trauma: symptoms list (March 2018)