Very informative. I never cease to be surprised that, despite being a geriatric autistic, I know very little about the issues surrounding research into autism. I'm glad to hear that there's a growing group of autistic people researching autism, because the use of autistic lay people to provide an autistic perspective during the peer review of this work feels like lip service.
Hi! Since this is a philosophy podcast, I had hoped for a bit more philosophy, or at least a bit more clarity on what is being discussed. Here’s my question for Chloe: if “autism” is an “abstract concept” and therefore not real, shouldn’t it also be the case for “autistic people”? I mean, the concept of autistic people as a kind of people. Surely we should all deserve to be known by those around us as individuals, not just a particular kind of people?
Anyways, the podcast has an interesting premise and I will keep checking back for new episodes. Sadly though, I don’t feel like I am the target audience, which is okay since I am an overly pedantic philosophy major, which absolutely no one should be. Are you aware of the book The Philosophy of Autism edited by Jami L. Anderson and Simon Cushing? Perhaps you could invite people who contributed to the book onto the podcast to talk about it. The late Ian Hacking also wrote about Autism as a “human kind”, maybe it is time to give an updated look on the state of autism via his approach? I am just throwing random ideas at you, hope no offense is taken.
Very informative. I never cease to be surprised that, despite being a geriatric autistic, I know very little about the issues surrounding research into autism. I'm glad to hear that there's a growing group of autistic people researching autism, because the use of autistic lay people to provide an autistic perspective during the peer review of this work feels like lip service.
Hi! Since this is a philosophy podcast, I had hoped for a bit more philosophy, or at least a bit more clarity on what is being discussed. Here’s my question for Chloe: if “autism” is an “abstract concept” and therefore not real, shouldn’t it also be the case for “autistic people”? I mean, the concept of autistic people as a kind of people. Surely we should all deserve to be known by those around us as individuals, not just a particular kind of people?
Anyways, the podcast has an interesting premise and I will keep checking back for new episodes. Sadly though, I don’t feel like I am the target audience, which is okay since I am an overly pedantic philosophy major, which absolutely no one should be. Are you aware of the book The Philosophy of Autism edited by Jami L. Anderson and Simon Cushing? Perhaps you could invite people who contributed to the book onto the podcast to talk about it. The late Ian Hacking also wrote about Autism as a “human kind”, maybe it is time to give an updated look on the state of autism via his approach? I am just throwing random ideas at you, hope no offense is taken.