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Frank L Ludwig
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Author of short stories, children's stories, essays on a variety of topics (including sociology, autism appreciation and history) and traditional (regarding the form) progressive poetry.

Website: http://franklludwig.com
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Frank L Ludwig @franklludwig.bsky.social · Jan 17
On my homepage you can find all my works: poetry collections, stories, essays and my articles on Autism Appreciation, as well as the largest collection of landscape photographs of Sligo.

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The Complete Works of Frank L. Ludwig
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In this short story an extraterrestrial mentor explains the origins and behaviours of modern humans in just a few sentences.
The explanation is based on my Autistic Neanderthal Theory, my model of The Neurological Spectrum and my Deindividuation Resister Hypothesis.
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The Time-Filler (© Frank L. Ludwig)
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September 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Being part of a 'civilisation' that increasingly demonises migrants, I think it's time for a reminder that we all descend from migrants.

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A (Very) Short History of Human Migration (© Frank L. Ludwig)
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June 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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'The more the world slides back into authoritarianism, the more people will be diagnosed with autism.'

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On the Increase of Autism Diagnoses in Authoritarian Societies (© Frank L. Ludwig)
It is no coincidence that autism was first described as a disorder in authoritarian societies. The more a society is obsessed with conformity and compliance, the more those who express themselves individually will be regarded as subversive or mentally ill.
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April 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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On Autism Appreciation Day I'll post my DRH which argues that progress is driven by those who retain their individual identity at the cost of being ostracised and pathologised while those who identify collectively provide the network to spread it.

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How Humans Progress: The Deindividuation Resister Hypothesis (© Frank L. Ludwig)
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April 2, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Autism Appreciation Day
April 2, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Individual Expression
Psychiatrist to Goth girl: 'You're not normal.' Goth girl: 'There's nothing wrong with me.' Both statements are correct. Mainstream society only tolerates a very narrow spectrum of behaviours it calls 'the norm' and therefore pathologises individual expression.
March 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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The Difference Between Empathy and Nosocentrism
March 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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This is a piece I wrote on different types of autistic play.

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Autistic Play (© Frank L. Ludwig)
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March 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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'It wasn't the intellect or the ideals of white Christians that enabled them to subdue the earth but the use of gunpowder (which wasn't even invented by them).'
20 years ago I started the history of the Ultimate Empire with a focus on its treatment of minorities.

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Mundus Americanus - History of the United States (© Frank L. Ludwig)
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March 2, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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In this horror story, situated in the (fictional) town of Supremacy, Missouri, I contrast people who identify collectively with those who identify individually.
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The Mosaic Demon (© Frank L. Ludwig)
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February 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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This is a children's story about autism/neurodiversity without mentioning the word. Parents and teachers are encouraged to discuss with their children which characters may be autistic and why they think so.

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Flinn Elf Grows Up (© Frank L. Ludwig)
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January 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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This is my model of the neurological spectrum between individual and collective identities. The evolutionary advantages of individual identities are the abilities to care, to think and to create while the advantage of collective identities is the ability to network.

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The Neurological Spectrum - Between Individual and Collective Identity (© Frank L. Ludwig)
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January 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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I created this one in 2016. It seems to have aged well.

I don't believe that anybody (including myself) can imagine how bad this is going to get.
[Images of Chucky and Donald Trump. Caption: Chucky finds a human body after all - Nation of Chucky]
January 20, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Another one of my poetographs:
[Image of a man reprimanding a child] Parental Expectations When you've grown up, I'm hopeful that you may stand up for both yourself and others, but for now you'll do exactly as I say without demur and keep your mouth well shut.
January 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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On my homepage you can find all my works: poetry collections, stories, essays and my articles on Autism Appreciation, as well as the largest collection of landscape photographs of Sligo.

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The Complete Works of Frank L. Ludwig
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January 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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When talking about empathy, most mainstream people only refer to those who share their collective identities - franklludwig.com/nosocentrism...
The Difference Between Empathy and Nosocentrism (© Frank L. Ludwig)
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January 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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In this article I demonstrate that conservatives are not only unable to prevent fascism but are enabling it due to their fear of progress and their susceptibility to peer pressure and command structures.

#Fascism #Conservatives #Progress

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Why Conservatives Can't Prevent Fascism (© Frank L. Ludwig)
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December 4, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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Wondering if you or your children are autistic?

This is a list of the most common symptoms.

#Autism #AutismAppreciation #Neurodiversity
The Symptoms of Autism: • Logical, analytical, independent and original thinking (‘outside the box’) • Strong sense of fairness and justice • Empathy beyond affiliation • Resistance to group dynamics and peer pressure • Scepticism of authority figures • Intense focus on matters of interest • Early reading and/or numeracy skills • Attention to detail • Pattern recognition • Creativity • Rationality • Objectivity • Incorruptibility • Perseverance • Honesty • Reliability • Tolerance • Directness • Perfectionism • Common sense • Difficulty in fulfilling mainstream people's social expectations • High sensitivity to certain stimuli
December 2, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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From my poetograph collection at franklludwig.com/poetographs....
November 29, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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'The Other World' is a satire describing the fictitious island of Stakur (aka 'The Geek Island') the vast majority of whose inhabitants resist (or aren't exposed to) social conditioning.
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The Other World (© Frank L. Ludwig)
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November 27, 2024 at 4:20 PM