Reposted by Elif Baştan
Most of vision is unconscious. So what makes the conscious bits so special?
My article for @uk.theconversation.com discusses this question.
@thebpa.bsky.social #philosophymatters #BPF2026
theconversation.com/human-vision...
My article for @uk.theconversation.com discusses this question.
@thebpa.bsky.social #philosophymatters #BPF2026
theconversation.com/human-vision...
Human vision: what we actually see – and don’t see – tells us a lot about consciousness
The information your eyes takes in is only half the story.
theconversation.com
March 19, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Most of vision is unconscious. So what makes the conscious bits so special?
My article for @uk.theconversation.com discusses this question.
@thebpa.bsky.social #philosophymatters #BPF2026
theconversation.com/human-vision...
My article for @uk.theconversation.com discusses this question.
@thebpa.bsky.social #philosophymatters #BPF2026
theconversation.com/human-vision...
Reposted by Elif Baştan
Just published in Psychological Inquiry!
I offer a sustained philosophical and empirical critique of the theory-of-mind-deficit explanation of autism.
The ultimate conclusion is that the research programme has become degenerative—and therefore pseudoscientific.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I offer a sustained philosophical and empirical critique of the theory-of-mind-deficit explanation of autism.
The ultimate conclusion is that the research programme has become degenerative—and therefore pseudoscientific.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Autism and the Pseudoscience of Mind
The theory-of-mind-deficit explanation of autism proposes that autistics lack a theory of mind, that autism comprises a theory-of-mind deficit (strong version); or, that autistics often have diffic...
www.tandfonline.com
February 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Just published in Psychological Inquiry!
I offer a sustained philosophical and empirical critique of the theory-of-mind-deficit explanation of autism.
The ultimate conclusion is that the research programme has become degenerative—and therefore pseudoscientific.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I offer a sustained philosophical and empirical critique of the theory-of-mind-deficit explanation of autism.
The ultimate conclusion is that the research programme has become degenerative—and therefore pseudoscientific.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Elif Baştan
While UK is proposing to narrow diagnoses (!), our new study led by @isaacahuvia.bsky.social: adults w/ self-identified autism had more unmet needs & higher distress, & similar understanding of autism, than officially diagnosed peers. Most wanted formal diagnosis journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Identifying as Autistic Without a Formal Diagnosis: Who Self-Identifies as Autistic and Why? - Isaac L. Ahuvia, Emine Gurbuz, Josephine Cuda, Steven K. Kapp, Abigail Houck, Jacquelyn A. Gates, Jessica...
Background: Adults increasingly self-identify as autistic without a formal diagnosis, yet little research has systematically investigated (a) the unique charact...
journals.sagepub.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:32 PM
While UK is proposing to narrow diagnoses (!), our new study led by @isaacahuvia.bsky.social: adults w/ self-identified autism had more unmet needs & higher distress, & similar understanding of autism, than officially diagnosed peers. Most wanted formal diagnosis journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Reposted by Elif Baştan
Don’t miss it and grab some of the last remaining online and in-person spots now for my public lecture at the end of my fellowship! 🎟️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...
Centre for Neurodiversity and Development Public Lecture
Why autism isn't what you think it is (and why that matters) - end of fellowship Public Lecture by Dr Monique Botha
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Don’t miss it and grab some of the last remaining online and in-person spots now for my public lecture at the end of my fellowship! 🎟️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...
Reposted by Elif Baştan
New paper alert!
Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people is out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com
nature.com/articles/s41...
THREAD! 🧵⬇️
Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people is out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com
nature.com/articles/s41...
THREAD! 🧵⬇️
May 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New paper alert!
Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people is out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com
nature.com/articles/s41...
THREAD! 🧵⬇️
Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people is out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com
nature.com/articles/s41...
THREAD! 🧵⬇️
Reposted by Elif Baştan
Our new study: as ppl identified more strongly w/ neurodivergent movement, rated terms more/less appropriate:
+ neuro-(diverse, divergent, minority, type)
- condition, deficit, disorder, illness, syndrome
- developmental (non-aut only)
*+ disability (aut only)*
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
+ neuro-(diverse, divergent, minority, type)
- condition, deficit, disorder, illness, syndrome
- developmental (non-aut only)
*+ disability (aut only)*
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
Neurodiversity movement identification and perceived appropriateness of terms used to describe autism
researchportal.port.ac.uk
May 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Our new study: as ppl identified more strongly w/ neurodivergent movement, rated terms more/less appropriate:
+ neuro-(diverse, divergent, minority, type)
- condition, deficit, disorder, illness, syndrome
- developmental (non-aut only)
*+ disability (aut only)*
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
+ neuro-(diverse, divergent, minority, type)
- condition, deficit, disorder, illness, syndrome
- developmental (non-aut only)
*+ disability (aut only)*
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...