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Can't See The Forest For The Trees (Bottom-Up Thinking)

Pikl

So I've been diving back into researching (one of my special interests) and have gone back to the topic of autism. No real surprise that might be a topic of interest. 

This time I'm exploring specifics, rather than generalised adult related information. 

I've been looking for explanations and information regarding why my head is so noisy, and why I think the way that I do. My recent information gathering informed the title of this thread.

I was wondering who else has thrown themselves into research to help explain their experiences. Has it helped? And have you found gems of information that made greater sense of things for you?

Grinning

Parents

  • There are some short courses on Futurelearn which I've found really helpful. It's sort of "accessible academia" and you can engage with others in discussions as well as do tasks so theyre quite interactive.  The one by the University of Kent has been really useful and I'm part way through one with the Uni of Birmingham about attention in autism/adhd/dyslexic individuals. They are free for a limited number of weeks. Theyre sort of a "next step" past reading blogs etc. because they delve into the science but are understandable to the every day person.  

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  • There are some short courses on Futurelearn which I've found really helpful. It's sort of "accessible academia" and you can engage with others in discussions as well as do tasks so theyre quite interactive.  The one by the University of Kent has been really useful and I'm part way through one with the Uni of Birmingham about attention in autism/adhd/dyslexic individuals. They are free for a limited number of weeks. Theyre sort of a "next step" past reading blogs etc. because they delve into the science but are understandable to the every day person.  

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  • in reply to Deleted User

    I really like FutureLearn, I liked parts of the course on autistic experience because it included autistic academics and advocates such as Damian Milton. There were other parts that could have been improved/were not accurate though. I think the one I am talking about is the same one you have completed by the University of Kent. What was your favourite part of the University of Kent autism course? I liked the case study part.

    I also tried the Understanding ADHD course but didn’t like it because it was very pathologising and unnecessarily medicalised.

    The course on attention in autistic/ADHD/dyslexic people sounds really interesting! Does it include the theory of monotropism? Hope you continue to enjoy it! 

    Thanks for the recommendation!

  • in reply to Deleted User

    Thank you! I definitely want to look into those Grinning