Autism, Aspergers and the rise of the Neurotypical…

Firstly a declaration of interests, of sorts, I am what some people would call normal what others would call a neurotypical individual who has worked with individuals who have required 24/7 support to cope with their ASD. I have also met many people who could either be defined as having ‘high-functioning’ ASD or aspergers who, to my mind, have barely fitted the necessary criteria of impairment to really be considered for the diagnosis they have received.

Is David Cameron a twat?

I’m coming to post about this a great deal later then I intended to what with suffering the torments of the dreaded lurgy (man-flu not swine flu) and been in a Lemsip induced delirium for the past few days.  Hopefully this is still a topical topic worthy of a sceptical eye…

David Cameron kicked up some “controversy” recently by “swearing” on the absolute radio breakfast show. He has since apologised for this as you can see from the articles in the Torygraph, Daily Spam and um… Wales Online (again the rule of thumb is first googled first linked to…). However I think the text of these articles reveals a highly stage managed and calculated bit of media management.

Political correctness – the new urban mythology?

“Its political correctness gone mad” practically the modern equivalent of “I’m not a racist but…” (In terms of its use rather then its sentiment I stress to add – although in some cases the two are not entirely divorced.)

A battle cry used to bemoan the passing of age old values (notably British and Christian in origin) or a perceived increasing interference in our constitutional affairs from Brussels. As if the EU represents some sort of illuminati level semi-global conspiracy to eliminate black boards and black sheep.