Essays & Research
Essays & Research
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In my writing and research, I work to explore the questions that shape how we understand the world. Through essays, analysis, and inquiry, I examine the systems, ideas, and stories that influence public life.
Neurodivergent Sociality and Cultural Expression (2019)
Autism is often understood through a medical framework that emphasizes deficits in communication and social interaction. This essay explores an alternative perspective: that autistic people experience and express social life through distinct cultural norms, forms of communication, and ways of creating meaning. Drawing on research in neurodiversity, sociology, psychology, and counseling, it argues that misunderstandings between autistic and non-autistic individuals are often reciprocal rather than one-sided.
Political labels are often used carelessly, few more so than “fascist.” Written during the 2016 election, this essay explores the historical meaning of fascism, the reasons many observers applied the term to Donald Trump, and the limitations of the comparison. More broadly, it asks how we should use history when trying to understand political movements in our own time.
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