The AutSide Podcast

Today’s episode introduces gestalt processing not as a medical deficit or a developmental quirk, but as a sovereign way of knowing and a legitimate epistemology. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, argues that traditional Western philosophy has historically favored linear, part-to-whole cognition, which treats knowledge as a series of fragmented building blocks. Because our educational and scientific systems are built on this step-by-step logic, those who perceive the world through whole patterns are often unfairly labeled as deviant. Dr. Hoerricks advocates for a paradigm shift that recognises gestalt intelligence as a distinct and valid center of truth. Ultimately, her writing suggests that society should change its systems to accommodate diverse minds rather than forcing those minds to conform to a narrow standard.
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/from-processing-difference-to-epistemology
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Today’s episode challenges the conventional view of autistic development as a series of cognitive deficits or delays. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, describes the gestalt experience of childhood as sensing unnamed patterns and atmospheric tensions long before possessing the vocabulary to describe them. By shifting the focus toward gestalt maturation, Dr. Hoerricks explores how early, vague feelings of unease eventually evolve into a sophisticated form of pattern recognition. This growth allows individuals to reclaim narrative control and interpret their own lives through a lens of epistemic sovereignty. Ultimately, her narrative highlights the transition from experiencing wordless discomfort to achieving a powerful understanding of social dynamics and personal safety.
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/gestalt-maturation-from-something
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Today’s episode introduces a transformative framework for understanding neurodivergent cognition, specifically reframing gestalt processing as a form of whole-memory wisdom. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, challenges traditional medicalised narratives that categorise autistic individuals through a lens of social deficit or developmental delay. By rejecting eugenic-based standards, Dr. Hoerricks asserts that these unique patterns of thinking and connecting are coherent and valuable rather than disordered. She emphasises the importance of narrative sovereignty, arguing that the community must reclaim the power to define their own experiences from institutions that have historically sought to contain them. Ultimately, her writing serves as a call for cognitive freedom and a recognition of the relational ecology that exists between those who perceive the world in patterns.
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/legacy-we-are-here-because-autistics
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Today’s episode explores the scientific validation of Gestalt processing, challenging the traditional belief that language is understood only in a linear, fragmented manner. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, highlights a significant shift from defending holistic meaning-making to showcasing recent psycholinguistic research that confirms these theories. By examining three distinct studies from around the world, she illustrates how mainstream cognitive science is beginning to acknowledge that humans process information as unified wholes. These findings provide a crucial counterpoint to dominant academic myths by bridging the gap between sensory neuroscience and structural linguistics. Ultimately, her article serves to affirm that non-linear cognition is a legitimate and scientifically supported method of understanding the world.
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/gestalt-affirmed-psycholinguistic
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Today’s episode explores the historical shift in psycholinguistics away from gestalt processing toward rigid, analytic models of the human mind. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, argues that this transition was not accidental but rather a political choice designed to favor institutional control and measurable metrics over intuitive understanding. Using personal experience, Dr. Hoerricks describes pattern recognition as a primary way of knowing where conclusions arrive as a complete whole rather than a series of logical steps. This holistic perspective is portrayed as an ancient cognitive style that often feels incompatible with modern, fragmented expectations of proper reasoning. Ultimately, she suggests that the current focus on behavioral management suppresses a deeper, more natural way of perceiving the world through felt coherence.
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/the-day-psycholinguistics-let-gestalt
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