Fergus Murray

Writings

A photo of a section from 'Me and Monotropism: A Unified Theory of Autism.' The gist of it is that the one theory I think comes anywhere close to explaining the whole of autism - monotropism - has been largely ignored by scientists.

Writings

I’ve been writing on a wide range of topics since some time around the start of the millennium. For many years, that was mainly for Everything2, a writing site where I have been a Content Editor for about twenty years, and was also Lead Developer for a while.

In more recent years I have been published in The Psychologist, Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism, NeuroClastic, MCA Research Journal, openDemocracy and Bylines Scotland, but I put most of my writing these days on my Medium account (all free to access). Below, you will find much of that writing sorted by category.

Science & Maths

For decoration: ice crystals growing in funnel-like formations.

Autism & Neurodiversity

See On Autism page for a full list.

  1. Neurodiversity and Mental Health (10 minute read, Medium estimates)
  2. Isn’t Everyone On The Spectrum? (2 min)
  3. Autism as a Disability (11 min) – also in Spanish, Espectro Autista Como Una Discapacidad: ¿Qué Significa Discapacidad?
  4. Autism and Empathy (4 min)
  5. Autism and Executive Functions (5 min) – also in Spanish, Espectro Autista y Función Ejecutiva
  6. What Neurodiversity Isn’t (6 min) – audio, video
  7. Me and Monotropism: A Unified Theory of Autism (13 min)
  8. Starting Points for Understanding Autism: Monotropism in Practice (11 min)
  9. Autism when it’s Not a Disability (7 min)
  10. Autism and the Politics of Everything Else (5 min)
  11. Neurodiversity is for Everyone (5 min) – audio, video
  12. We’re here. We’re weird. Get used to it. (8 min)
  13. Autistic Glossary (for AMASE, with some input from Sonny and others)

Computers

Film, Television & Radio

Politics, Philosophy, Economics

For illustration: Many people standing around behind barriers, getting rained on.

Books

A bookshelf, for illustration (it's my autism bookshelf, irrelevantly).

Music

People

Food & Drink

Tea

Poems and so on

Other