by Guy Shahar Published: 7th October, 2021 Authenticity is a much touted and prized value in society. One of the highest compliments that anyone can receive is that they are authentic. Many autistic people are extremely authentic by nature. It’s not even voluntary – we actually don’t have the ability to easily
by Guy Shahar Published: 10th December, 2020 As profoundly sensitive beings in an increasingly material and pressure-driven culture, it is easy for our autistic children to feel that they are somehow inadequate. At home, at school and elsewhere, they can easily be given messages that they are slow or clumsy or generally
by Guy Shahar Published: 9th January, 2020 Guy Shahar asks whether there might be a more useful way to think about autism. Autism is almost universally considered to be a neurological condition. However, I have been learning over recent months and years that while there is undoubtedly a very significant neurological
by Guy Shahar Published: 4th May 2017 We often hear how children with autism have certain needs, like the need for routine or certainty or quietness around them or literal language so that they are not confused by figurative expressions, etc. It is widely assumed that such needs are hard-wired
This is the article on which my recent TED talk was based (you can also watch the TED talk here). It is a development and extension of the article, What is Autism, Really?, and represents the conceptual backbone of The Transforming Autism Project. Autism is a lifelong disability whereby the
by Guy Shahar Published 6th May, 2016 In their very different ways, these 2 deeply moving and powerful books can genuinely transform how we perceive autism. The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida This book was written by a 13 year old virtually non-verbal Japanese autistic boy. He communicates what is
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