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Game-Changing Research in the World of Communication Rights

On: May 19, 2020

Skeptics have long tried to create doubt about the capacity for nonspeaking autistics who use spelling to communicate, but new research using eye tracking software proves agency.

Neuroclastic image demonstrating a nonbinary autistic person with autism on the spectrum having a very bewildered look on their face. There is a feather, a crayon, and a sponge in the image.

Autistic People React to the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) Test — Part 2

By: sebastianthedude

On: May 17, 2020

In: Autism, Being diagnosed, Diagnostics

With: 2 Comments

The most frequently-used screening measurement for autistic adults is the Autism Spectrum Quotient, or the AQ. But can it be reliable?

“Staying Alert.” Coronavirus, Autism, and cPTSD

By: sarahhdbristol

On: May 15, 2020

In: Autism, Mental health and trauma, News

With: 5 Comments

Boris Johnson has decided to move the UK from "Stay home" to "Stay alert." For autistics, people with cPTSD, or both-- this is not a choice we have in the matter.

A woman with a shirt that reads @NeuroClastic is talking, and from her mouth are tons of talk bubbles with various scribbles inside them. Talk bubbles are arranged in a rainbow roygbiv pattern. The woman is meant to symbolize an autistic woman on the autism spectrum.

Autistic People React to the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) — Part 3

By: sebastianthedude

On: May 14, 2020

In: Autism, Being diagnosed, Diagnostics

With: 1 Comment

I just now remembered a dinner I had 5 months ago with an acquaintance, and realize I monologued almost the entire time in response to a question asked to me. I feel really bad about this now. She was probably too polite to say anything.

Removing the Mask in Lockdown

By: sarahhdbristol

On: May 14, 2020

In: Autism, Masking, News

With: 5 Comments

For one healthcare worker sidelined during the COVID-19 crisis, she found herself removing another kind of mask while being out of work.

The Shame My Adult Autism Diagnosis Brought Me

By: Andi Barclay

On: May 12, 2020

In: Acceptance, Being diagnosed, Defining Autism, Identity, Mental health and trauma

With: 3 Comments

I am in denial about my recent adult autism diagnosis. Either I am a fraud or autism is too inclusive. But I long for greater authenticity.

Coming out on Top: Autism, Covid, and Posttraumatic Growth

By: Russell James

On: May 10, 2020

In: Autism, Grief, Mental health and trauma, Self-Help

With: 2 Comments

Covid is a large-scale traumatic event. Neurodivergent individuals are perhaps feeling these effects even stronger. But we can adapt and grow from this trauma.

Happy Mother’s Day to All the Non-Bio Mama Bears

By: terravance

On: May 10, 2020

In: Autism, Family, Parenting

With: 4 Comments

Whether you have biological children or not, if you are a "Mama Bear" to someone who needs to be nurtured, appreciated, seen, and protected, Happy Mother's Day to you. Chosen family can save lives.

Autistic People React to the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) Test

By: terravance

On: May 10, 2020

In: Autism

With: 20 Comments

This is the first article in a series in which autistic people break down and analyze the questions on the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ).

Sixteen-year-old Killed by Restraint: It’s Time for Connection Over Control

By: C.L. Lynch

On: May 7, 2020

In: Autism, Bullying and abuse, Restraint and Seclusion

With: 1 Comment

Sixteen-year-old Cornelius Frederick was murdered at the hands of those charged with supporting his growth and development. He was killed for throwing a sandwich.

Information about the autism spectrum from autistic people