Damian's interest in autism began when his son was diagnosed in 2005 as autistic at the age of two. Damian was also diagnosed with Asperger's in 2009 at the age of 36. Thanks to Damian's ability to present his views and insights from `inside' the autism spectrum so clearly, he is able to challenge many of the ideas held by society. Damian works part-time for the National Autistic Society (NAS) as Head of Autism Knowledge and Expertise (Adults and Community) and sits on the scientific and advisory committee for Research Autism. Damian currently teaches on the MA Education (Autism) programme at London South Bank University and is a consultant for the Transform Autism Education (TAE) project. In 2017 Damian joined the Tizard Centre, University of Kent as a part-time Lecturer to coincide with his work for the NAS.

• Contents include:Part one: This thing called autismSo what exactly is autism?`Problems in living' and the mental well-being of autistic peopleNatures answer to over-conformity: a deconstruction of pathological demand avoidanceImpaired compared to what? Embodiment and diversityPart two: A mismatch of salienceOn the Ontological Status of Autism: the `Double Empathy Problem'Embodied sociality and the conditioned relativism of dispositional diversityAutistic expertise: a critical reflection on the production of knowledge in autism studiesPart three: From theory to practice`Filling in the gaps', a micro-sociological analysis of autismSo what exactly are autism interventions intervening with? Tracing the influence of Fernand Deligny on autism studies 7 concepts of sociological interestPart four: ParticipationAutistics speak but are they heard? Moments in timeAut-ethnography: working from the inside outHow is a sense of well-being and belonging constructed in the accounts of autistic adults?Educational discourse and the autistic student: a study using Q-sort methodology (thesis summary)

Damian's interest in autism began when his son was diagnosed in 2005 as autistic at the age of two. Damian was also diagnosed with Asperger's in 2009 at the age of 36. Thanks to Damian's ability to present his views and insights from `inside' the autism spectrum so clearly, he is able to challenge many of the ideas held by society. Damian works part-time for the National Autistic Society (NAS) as Head of Autism Knowledge and Expertise (Adults and Community) and sits on the scientific and advisory committee for Research Autism. Damian currently teaches on the MA Education (Autism) programme at London South Bank University and is a consultant for the Transform Autism Education (TAE) project. In 2017 Damian joined the Tizard Centre, University of Kent as a part-time Lecturer to coincide with his work for the NAS.

• Contents include:Part one: This thing called autismSo what exactly is autism?`Problems in living' and the mental well-being of autistic peopleNatures answer to over-conformity: a deconstruction of pathological demand avoidanceImpaired compared to what? Embodiment and diversityPart two: A mismatch of salienceOn the Ontological Status of Autism: the `Double Empathy Problem'Embodied sociality and the conditioned relativism of dispositional diversityAutistic expertise: a critical reflection on the production of knowledge in autism studiesPart three: From theory to practice`Filling in the gaps', a micro-sociological analysis of autismSo what exactly are autism interventions intervening with? Tracing the influence of Fernand Deligny on autism studies 7 concepts of sociological interestPart four: ParticipationAutistics speak but are they heard? Moments in timeAut-ethnography: working from the inside outHow is a sense of well-being and belonging constructed in the accounts of autistic adults?Educational discourse and the autistic student: a study using Q-sort methodology (thesis summary)

Damian's interest in autism began when his son was diagnosed in 2005 as autistic at the age of two. Damian was also diagnosed with Asperger's in 2009 at the age of 36. Thanks to Damian's ability to present his views and insights from `inside' the autism spectrum so clearly, he is able to challenge many of the ideas held by society. Damian works part-time for the National Autistic Society (NAS) as Head of Autism Knowledge and Expertise (Adults and Community) and sits on the scientific and advisory committee for Research Autism. Damian currently teaches on the MA Education (Autism) programme at London South Bank University and is a consultant for the Transform Autism Education (TAE) project. In 2017 Damian joined the Tizard Centre, University of Kent as a part-time Lecturer to coincide with his work for the NAS.

• Contents include:Part one: This thing called autismSo what exactly is autism?`Problems in living' and the mental well-being of autistic peopleNatures answer to over-conformity: a deconstruction of pathological demand avoidanceImpaired compared to what? Embodiment and diversityPart two: A mismatch of salienceOn the Ontological Status of Autism: the `Double Empathy Problem'Embodied sociality and the conditioned relativism of dispositional diversityAutistic expertise: a critical reflection on the production of knowledge in autism studiesPart three: From theory to practice`Filling in the gaps', a micro-sociological analysis of autismSo what exactly are autism interventions intervening with? Tracing the influence of Fernand Deligny on autism studies 7 concepts of sociological interestPart four: ParticipationAutistics speak but are they heard? Moments in timeAut-ethnography: working from the inside outHow is a sense of well-being and belonging constructed in the accounts of autistic adults?Educational discourse and the autistic student: a study using Q-sort methodology (thesis summary)