Autism: The Dark Gift
I am autistic. I have created a series of videos about autism. They contain a divergent perspective on autism that you have not heard before.
Episode #1
Welcome! My name is Dr. Ogi Ogas and I am autistic. I am a mathematical neuroscientist. I've spent the past 30 years avoiding the autistic community and academic research on autism while I tried to figure out the biology of my version of autism, which I consider a dark gift. The dark gift consists of 3 symptoms: .1. Intense learning (i.e., special interests) .2. Intense focus .3. Major social difficulties. The first two symptoms are the gift, and the third symptom--which is the biggest!--is the darkness. I just emerged from my 30-year-long private journey into neuroscience, consciousness, and psychiatry and want to share a divergent perspective on autism that you've never heard before--one that focuses on the PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL dynamics of autism as much as the SOCIAL, INTERPERSONAL dynamics. Love, Kindness, and Connection to all with the dark gift!
Episode #2
Here is a quick tour of how autism shaped the course of my life. Being autistic impacted every aspect of my life, including friends, girlfriends, school, work, child-raising, science, and art. But mostly, autism made me want to understand how autism works and I devoted my life to figuring it out. Love, Kindness, and Connection to all with the dark gift!
Episode #3: No Neurotypical Part I
In this two-part video series, I share 5 scientific reasons and 6 moral reasons you should not use the terms "Neurodivergent" or especially "Neurotypical" when talking about autism.. Love, Kindness, and Connection to all with the dark gift!