Neurolurker diaries: holiday confessions
hiddenamongstthecrowd
December 24, 2019
When the holiday joy collides with the difficulties of being overwhelmed.
Autism
ABA and Neurotypical Bias
aprenderaquererme
December 23, 2019
The bias towards ABA is so strong that it feels insurmountable to convince anyone, through logic, reason, and personal experiences, of the harms caused by regimented behaviorism.
5 observations on my late diagnosis
Emmanuel
December 21, 2019
For Emmanuel, late diagnosis didn’t provide the validating relief that it did for many people, and the journey to acceptance was not a straight path.
Team spirit
nihilivonne
December 21, 2019
Those who are different are excluded, bullied or at best dragged down from above as mascots. An ideal team in reality seems to consist only of “Leonardos,” people pretending to be Leonardo, people imitating Leonardo, and people obeying Leonardo…
Autism Speaks : The Time Is Now To Help Clean Up Your Mess
International Badass Activists
December 21, 2019
Autism Speaks, help clean up your mess! The time is now to demand that Autism Speaks show repentance and pay reparations for the outbreaks and deaths from formerly-eradicated diseases such as measles, pertussis, mumps, and polio.
AUTISM: Genetic Disorder Or A Prelude To Genetic Evolution? (A GE-POA View Point)
Gordon Hunter
December 19, 2019
Gordon Hunter, who brought us the theory of Perceptive Observational Analysis, now explores the idea that autism could be a vital process of human evolution.
Autism Saved My Life – Sophie Lavender’s TED Talk
Shalom Lavender
December 18, 2019
Comedian, autistic advocate, photographer, and film maker Sophie Lavender gives a Ted Talk about her experience with child abuse and how autism helped her to survive and maintain her sense of individuality– and her sense of humor.
The Sonic Bliss of Quintessential Autistic Gear: Noise Cancelling Headphones
Terra Vance
December 17, 2019
Readers will be amazed to see that noise cancelling headphones are as quintessential an accommodation as eyeglasses, wheelchairs, or asthma inhalers.
Poetry: Sometimes Words Hurt
vormaen
December 15, 2019
Sometimes, words are catastrophic. This poem is a collage of the messages that autistic people receive all the time.
Supporting Greta Is Great, But It’s Not Enough
theautisticdebater
December 15, 2019
What makes Greta Thunberg so different from most autistic people has nothing to do with Greta but is related to how she is received by non-autistic people.