In this episode Jeanne (she/her) speaks with Morgan Leander Blake (they/them) for the first episode as part of a larger discussion about autistic communication. Autistic communication has historically been seen as deficient/lesser, but recent studies that look at information transfer have found that autistics are often just as capable at effective communication with each other as non-autistics, we simply use language differently. Likewise other studies are finding that bias by non-autistics can be a major contributor to social disconnects between autistics and non-autistics. By studying autistic communication techniques directly, rather than only in contrast to non-autistic communication techniques and assuming any differences must be deficiencies, we can better understand autistic communication and the unique strengths it can have.
Transcript, provided by InterACTT, at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D5J8-BzvdAu7LnIXKy5STAsJz9CWi2ONKzaDUU6orII/edit?usp=sharing
