The AutSide Podcast

“Today’s episode critically examines the stark disparity in autism research, highlighting a prevailing focus on medical interventions and early diagnosis over the urgent needs of autistic adults for housing and employment. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, reviews a limited body of research from 2024-2025 that addresses these practical concerns, contrasting it with a more rece...

“Today’s episode argues that mainstream LGB organisations have betrayed the trans and queer communities by prioritising assimilation into heteronormative systems over collective liberation. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, contends that these LGB groups used trans activism to advance their own goals like marriage equality and military inclusion, and then abandoned trans indiv...

“Today’s episode critiques the current political climate, arguing that the framing of public education advocates and concepts like care and equity as extremist ideologies is a deliberate tactic. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, contends that figures like Elizabeth McMahon's appointment to the Department of Education signal a calculated effort to dismantle public education for...

“Today’s episode argues that the decline of public education in the U.S. is a deliberate strategy by the ruling class to maintain social hierarchies and control the working class. It contends that policies leading to declining literacy and STEM skills are intentional, not failures, aimed at creating a less informed populace incapable of questioning their economic station. The author of the source...

“Today’s episode argues that the crisis in public education is intentionally created through austerity measures and a business-driven model that prioritises cost-cutting over quality. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, contends that experienced teachers are systemically pushed out because their higher salaries are seen as a financial burden, leading to a reliance on less experi...

“Today’s episode champions the overlooked work of Soviet psychologists Vygotsky, Luria, and Leontiev, asserting they identified gestalt language processing (GLP) decades before the West. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, argues that Cold War politics suppressed this research, leading to a dominant, yet flawed, phonics-driven literacy model that disadvantages GLPs. By reclaimin...

“Today’s episode examines the Soviet Setun computer, which utilised a balanced ternary system instead of the now-standard binary. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, argues that capitalism’s focus on profit led to the abandonment of this potentially more efficient technology in favour of established binary systems. Dr. Hoerricks further explores how economic pressures and the pr...

“Today’s episode differentiates between prompts, which are direct interventions that can lead to student dependence, and cues, which are subtler supports encouraging self-regulation and independence. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, drawing from their experience as a neurodivergent teacher, argues that traditional behaviorist classroom management often overuses prompts, hinde...

“Today’s episode argues that queerness and neuroqueerness offer a path beyond the oppressive structures of capitalism and empire, viewing these identities not just as survival mechanisms but as blueprints for a utopian future already in existence. The author the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, critiques the mainstream LGBTQ+ movement for prioritising assimilation over radical change and embra...

“Today’s episode argues that burnout is not an individual failing but a predictable outcome of an oppressive system that relentlessly extracts resources from individuals. Drawing a parallel to historical understandings of “shell shock” and its evolution to PTSD, the author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, contends that burnout is similarly framed as a personal weakness rather than a rat...

“ Today’s episode critiques the notion that a lack of parental engagement is the primary cause of educational disparities. Instead, the source article from Dr. Jaime Hoerricks argues that systemic issues, such as economic pressures on working-class families and a compliance-driven education system, create barriers to meaningful parental involvement. Dr. Hoerricks contends that corporate media prop...

“Today’s episode critiques the conventional literacy industry, arguing that it prioritises control and standardisation over genuine comprehension and diverse learning styles. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, contends that dominant literacy models, rooted in colonialism and capitalism, often erase and exclude those who don't fit narrow definitions of reading and knowing. The t...

“Today’s episode explores how gestalt language processing allows for a holistic understanding of information and how this can be used to decolonise the mind. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, reflects on their early exposure to colonial narratives in science fiction and how, as a gestalt processor, these stories deeply shaped their cognitive frameworks. Recognising this, Dr. H...

“ Today’s episode, “The Settler’s Manifesto,” critically examines the Heritage Foundation's strategy to reshape public education through initiatives like Agenda 47, Project 2025, and The Phoenix Declaration. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, argues that these efforts represent a far-right ideological project aimed at dismantling pluralism and critical thought in favor of a Chr...

“Today’s episode revisits an old article with a new update and expresses concerns about the future of autism support and acceptance under the new US administration. The author of the piece, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, initially believed the DSM diagnostic criteria would be the primary barrier to accessing services. However, they now fear a more extreme scenario where the government actively works to prev...

“Today’s episode is an exploration of autistic temporality, contrasting it with neurotypical models of time and history. The source article from Dr. Jaime Hoerricks critiques a New York Times piece for omitting the autistic experience of time as internal, dynamic, and coherence-driven. Dr. Hoerricks uses their own transition as an example of how autistic individuals reconfigure their past in light...

“Today’s episode critiques a study that suggests multilingualism benefits autistic children by improving executive function. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, argues the study operates within a colonial and ableist framework by viewing language as a cognitive tool rather than a cultural aspect of identity. Dr. Hoerricks notes that the study prioritises spoken proficiency, over...

“Today’s episode explores the concept of gender as a colonial imposition, contrasting a pre-gender existence with a potential post-gender future. It introduces three distinct voices: the last person who lived before the imposition of gender, a fractured individual navigating the complexities of a gendered present, and the first child from a future where gender does not dictate life. The author of...

“Today’s episode asserts that capitalism is collapsing and transitioning into corporate neo-feudalism, creating a global system of oppression with nowhere to escape. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, argues that the illusion of a political spectrum distracts from the reality of a one-party state serving the ruling class. This system perpetuates corporate power and control thro...

“Today’s episode examines the shortcomings of LLM translation, particularly concerning marginalized languages. Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, the author of the source article, uses a personal anecdote of translating a Scots Gaelic phrase to illustrate how ChatGPT’s predictive modeling can distort meaning by prioritising statistical likelihood over intended meaning. Dr. Hoerricks argues that LLM “translation...

“Today’s episode critiques capitalism’s exploitation and exclusion of autistic individuals within the labor market. It argues that capitalism utilises the “reserve army of labor”—a pool of readily available, underemployed workers—to suppress wages and control the workforce and that autistic people are strategically positioned within this reserve army, often facing unstable employment and systemic...

“Today’s episode discusses learned helplessness in autistic students, a condition where repeated failures lead them to believe their efforts are futile. It uses the fictional case of “Jacob” to illustrate how academic and social struggles, coupled with unsupportive educational environments, can create this sense of powerlessness. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, asserts that...

“Today’s episode critiques a recent study that uses machine learning to improve autism detection, arguing it stems from a eugenicist logic focused on control rather than support. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, contends that the study, affiliated with Israeli institutions, aims to integrate autistic individuals into systems that prioritize institutional convenience over thei...

“ A satirical news article sets the stage for an analysis of Florida's potential future under corporate control, specifically through the lens of Manifest Destiny Ventures' (MDV) acquisition of the state. The source article from Dr. Jaime Hoerricks envisions a dystopia where MDV eliminates democratic processes, replacing them with AI-driven systems that prioritize shareholder value and corporate p...

“Today’s episode critiques the far-right’s “war on wokeness,” arguing it's a historically inaccurate attack on gender fluidity and nonbinary identities. It challenges the notion of a traditional, rigid gender binary, pointing to gender fluidity in Norse, Celtic, and Germanic myths, Doctor Who, and European folklore. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, uses Loki and Doctor Who as...