Could autism explain Virginia Woolf’s unique voice? Plus: Also on Aeon this week ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ View in browser Forwarded by a friend? Subscribe here Saturday 18 October 2025 Essay / Neurodiversity A poet on Mars Could autism explain Virginia Woolf’s unique voice? Her extraordinary eye for detail and connections suggests it might Camille Caprioglio Also on Aeon this week Essay / Progress and modernity Why an abundance of choice is not the same as freedom Sophia Rosenfeld essay / Knowledge Generative AI has access to a small slice of human knowledge Deepak Varuvel Dennison video / Addiction After 17 years of addiction, Raina finds a lifeline in compassion Produced by Joanna Rudnick and Niema Jordan Perhaps we are never fully awake or fully asleep, but always somewhere on the spectrum — Vladyslav Vyazovskiy, a professor of sleep physiology at the University of Oxford, vice-president of the European Sleep Research Society and a TEDx speaker Read the Essay Have you discovered the new Psyche? Psyche is a digital magazine dedicated to helping you know your self and live well. Understand Relate Heal Transcend Share this newsletter with a friend You have received this email because you signed up to the Aeon Newsletter list.©Aeon Media Group Ltd. 2012-2025. Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Preferences | Unsubscribe
