But my child loves ABA and their therapists: ABA, religion, and the status quo
ABA therapy is a religious cult with science as its god and the status quo as its benchmark. I was born a heathen, and being broken into compliance was for my own good.
ABA therapy is a religious cult with science as its god and the status quo as its benchmark. I was born a heathen, and being broken into compliance was for my own good.
After a poorly-timed meltdown at a wedding, Jude Clee thinks about what she wished people understood about meltdowns.
I completely replaced who I was. My entire life was about drugs and alcohol. It was literally all I spoke about. All I thought about. All of my hopes and dreams washed away and were replaced by what I thought was a “lifestyle choice.”
Chosen family can be just as valuable as biological family. This can be especially important for Autistics who are often misunderstood.
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Having others I can relate to who have both intersecting identities as part of their experience has been extremely helpful in figuring out how I should go forward coping with the challenges both these issues have caused for me.
Lauren Melissa explores the moment she was shamed out of stimming as an expression of joy and how she got her joy back.
Stimming is a way of being inside our Autistic bodies. Because our neurology — our brains and nerves throughout our body — is running an
I am an autistic with apraxia, which affects my ability to speak. These are the top 10 things I wish people knew about apraxic non-speakers.
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Hello all, I’m Genesiz. I’m here to Talk about autism, give a little insight, and help spread some awareness. I’ve made a video on this
Having others I can relate to who have both intersecting identities as part of their experience has been extremely helpful in figuring out how I should go forward coping with the challenges both these issues have caused for me.
Lauren Melissa explores the moment she was shamed out of stimming as an expression of joy and how she got her joy back.
Stimming is a way of being inside our Autistic bodies. Because our neurology — our brains and nerves throughout our body — is running an
I am an autistic with apraxia, which affects my ability to speak. These are the top 10 things I wish people knew about apraxic non-speakers.
Sia’s movie, Music, features a character who escapes into an inner world of music and dance and whimsy. Are inner worlds common for Autistic people?
Hello all, I’m Genesiz. I’m here to Talk about autism, give a little insight, and help spread some awareness. I’ve made a video on this
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