Tag Archives: Autism

Limits and Change

Posted on Wednesday, 6 January, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I begin this year in earnest with some reflections on my own experience of life. For quite some time, I have sought a philosophical way of discussing the autism spectrum or what used to be called Asperger’s syndrome. Most of … Continue reading →

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The Human Soul in Paradise

Posted on Wednesday, 23 September, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I received an e-mail telling me about Hélène Nicolas, known as Babouillec, a 34 year old woman diagnosed with a severe autistic deficit and who never attended school. She has, in her own words, “never learned to read, write or … Continue reading →

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Romanticising Aspergers

Posted on Thursday, 10 October, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

That title might strike the reader as insane or as odd as the stereotype English eccentric. It is a while since I have written anything about Aspergers or what modern specialists call high-functioning autism. The condition has been studied for … Continue reading →

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Hans Asperger – Nazi Collaborator

Posted on Thursday, 19 April, 2018 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I was given a reference to a press article saying that an Austrian medical historian by the name of Herwig Czech has published Hans Asperger, National Socialism, and “race hygiene” in Nazi-era Vienna. This directly contradicts my earlier posting Hans Asperger … Continue reading →

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Diversity?

Posted on Thursday, 2 March, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Lent has begun with the Ashes and the Mass of the Feria yesterday. I seem to have battled through a bout of “writer’s block”. Truth to be told, there are few comments on this blog these days, since my subject … Continue reading →

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Temple Grandin

Posted on Monday, 13 February, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just made the discovery of an amazing American woman by the name of Temple Grandin. I have just ordered the DVD by her name, a film about her life as an autistic. You can find clips from this … Continue reading →

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