Autistic Mirror Blog
This is the blog for the Autistic Mirror app. Articles explain neurological mechanisms instead of behavioural advice, written by an autistic person. Pick your perspective below: inside view, outside view, or organisations.
Inside View
I am autistic
Understanding neurological mechanisms. Written by an autistic person for autistic people.
128 articles
Go to Inside View →Outside View
Someone in my life is autistic
Understanding instead of training. Guides and background knowledge for parents, partners, professionals, and friends.
16 guides + 93 further articles
Go to Outside View →Roles
Autistic Mirror for your role
Twelve roles in organisations, health and social care: what the app does and where its limit lies.
12 articles
To the roles overview →Compliance
For organisations
Structured framing for HR, D&I and compliance. EU AI Act, risks, architecture, HR cost.
10 articles for organisations
Go to Compliance →For researchers
I work in autism research
How Autistic Mirror operationalises mechanisms, keeps the safety posture auditable, and reaches the people the research is about.
1 article · published in Autism in Adulthood
Go to research →Product
About the app
Sources, glossary, bookmarks, safety architecture, origin story.
11 articles
Go to product →Do's & Don'ts
Concrete situations
Smalltalk, family gatherings, crises, eye contact. Mechanism instead of cliché, in four compact overviews.
4 overviews
Go to Do's & Don'ts →Why two perspectives?
Autistic people need neurological explanations, not behavioural tips. Those around them need to understand the neurology, but with a different entry point. The same mechanisms, presented differently. If you belong to both groups, you will find relevant content in both sections.