Jim Irion
2 min readJun 24, 2024

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But that was not all. At virtually the same time, who I understand as a subject matter expert in psychology (so not a professional), named Bella Smith (she's here on Medium), said:

"The way you connect the fear of time passing to the struggles of socioeconomic integration for autistic individuals is eye-opening. This could be a lifeline for those who feel the weight of time but couldn't put a name to their experience. Thanks for sharing this Jim."

I took a screenshot of both responses (Twitter, Medium) to preserve the feedback. Though, you probably noticed I haven't submitted either of my two informal theories (I lack a PhD) to anyone least of all here on Medium. That's because I'm trying to see if I can get them recognized as primary source research and legitimized professionally.

But I've tried asking even Dr. Bennett who responded and eventually made brief contact, about how I can accomplish this. Obviously, if one PhD lecturer provided confirmation, such a next move is logical. I have had no luck. So, I'm open to suggestions. Since here on Medium only one publication can be accepted for writing at a time, I'm hesitant to submit even to you.

I don't want to yank a body of writing such as the informal theory from anyone who would be disadvantaged to give it up. But how do I get it out to more autistic people to test it further...?

As I said, I'm open to suggestions. I'll probably withhold Part 3 of my Autism & Paranoia Series as well because it is close to being another theory. "Of Hypothesis and Paranoia, Part 3." If Medium allowed multiple publishers, you would have those items in an hour..

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Jim Irion
Jim Irion

Written by Jim Irion

I am an autistic advocate, writer and presenter. My writing is primary source research material. "A leader leads. They don't walk away when someone needs help."

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