Why do autistic and non-autistic people misunderstand each other so often? Because our brains are wired differently, and the way we interact with each other
Yes, it’s hard to raise an autistic child when you’re neurotypical, but this will make it easier.
There were a couple of things that spurred my dive into research regarding facilitated communication (FC) and other methods of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC).
In order to invalidate the words and language of those who require a communication partner, opponents cling to logical fallacies to justify ableism.
A non-speaking autistic teen relates how he uses a communication facilitator to express himself in written word.
“I have seen the shadow of doubt, and I went out and bought a floodlight with extra batteries.”
Alexithymia has never been so thoroughly or thoughtfully defined in all the ways it affects a person who can’t feel exactly how it affects them.
After a man starts a local autistic social group, he learns a lot about communication differences between autistic and non-autistic people.
I’ve been doing a video series on YouTube for the past six months called, “Why Autistic People Do That”, and it has been one of
“I hope I can read this tomorrow without getting upset,” a friend of mine recently wrote in a chat. Inside my brain, I felt the