Year: <span>2016</span>

On the ethics of autonomy

The american philosopher Martha Nussbaum wrote a wonderful book of great relevance in psychiatry, care and education. It´s called Frontiers of Justice. In it she claims that all care concerning people with disabilities is centered around the limitation of people´s autonomy. We limit people´s autonomy when we decide they should brush …

On autism and extroversion

We often talk about cognitive disabilities and diagnosis like it was synonymous. Of course it isn’t. A diagnosis names some cognitive disabilities, but only if they lead to problems in everyday life. We also often describe the person with the disability as if it was a totally normal person if …

The skill ceiling

Some years ago I started using a concept that I think makes sense. I realised that when I got questions in my guidance groups that I could immediately answer I had no problem sticking to good methods. But when I got questions that I did not have any immediate answers …