Grey-haired but not old-fashioned. Passionate about autistic thinking. Love to interpret things out of context...
I have been active in the autism field for over more than 30 years now. I diagnosed children and youngsters back in the eighties, I supported families in a home training project, I’ve set up courses for parents and professionals. Always with the mission of improving the quality of life of autistic people and the people around them. But does my work make a difference? … More Making a difference?
Elaine is ongelooflijk bang voor geluiden en alles wat op haar afkomt. Ze is zo bang voor de stofzuiger dat ze zelfs niet in de buurt durft te komen van de kast waarin de stofzuiger staat. Wanneer de stofzuiger gebruikt wordt, dan loopt ze naar de garage en bedekt ze haar oren met haar handen.Wanneer … More Zintuiglijke problemen in autisme: een nieuwe kijk
Most people still see the brain as a stimulus-response machine: stimuli in the outside world enter via the senses our brain where they are being processed, so we can react to them. However, this is not how it works. It takes around 200 milliseconds for signals hitting your retina to reach your conscious brain. That … More Your current experience is what your brain predicted 80 milliseconds ago
Na de positieve recensie door Tistje, is er opnieuw een leuke recensie van het verhalenboek dat ik samen met Cas Raaijmakers schreef, deze keer in het tijdschrift van Autisme Centraal: Onder eenzelfde noemer als ‘autismespectrumstoornis’ gaan zeer veel verschillen schuil. Dat kan niet genoeg benadrukt worden. Als een boek zes verschillende verhalen bundelt van twee … More Onder één noemer: zes verhalen over autisme
Very frequently, effort is focused on teaching autistic and other neurodivergent people to figure out what other people are thinking and feeling. For instance, we show them pictures of faces and ask them to identify how someone feels. Training their Theory of Mind may have a certain benefit, but shouldn’t we rather start helping them to understand their own mental and … More Theory of Own Mind, interoception and managing your own emotions
Tennis, the predictive mind and autism … More Tennis, the predictive mind and autism
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On the evening of Thursday 12th March I was about to check in at my hotel in Rotterdam when I got a message that the big autism conference of the next day (Friday 13th, how symbolic…) where I was supposed to speak was cancelled. My world and the world of many other people suddenly came … More What I’ve learned from a crazy year 2020
Is autism a disability? I often get this question. In this blog post I give a shirt answer. … More Is autism a disability?
