#ActuallyAutistic Perspective January 30, 2022 January 30, 2022 5 Common Myths About Autism And How They Create Stigma by admin By Aaron Bouma For my peoples with disabilities, stigma is something we continuously face. It is how we are perceived to be, to act,…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Humor May 18, 2021 May 18, 2021 Top 10 Signs I Have Autism / Asperger’s Syndrome by admin A humorous look at autism. By Englebert Lau 1.) Repetitive habits that only make sense to you Girl: “That’s weird.” Guy: “What’s weird?” Girl:…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, #ActuallyAutisticPoets March 14, 2021 March 14, 2021 Autism, Empathy and Alexithymia (The Inability to Recognize One’s Own Emotions) by admin By Clare Smith What makes us human? Autistic people already know that one of the enduring myths about us is that we don’t do…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective January 12, 2021 January 12, 2021 But You Don’t Look Autistic! by admin By Connor Long-Johnson My story begins when I was first diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome in early 2017. I naturally both needed and wanted to…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Covid19, Interviews September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 How Jackie Anne Blair’s Autism Helps Her be a Better Nurse by admin “I’m often the first to hear alarms. I can differentiate sounds quickly and more easily. My sensitivity to touch helps with palpation during a…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Females and Autism November 14, 2019 July 8, 2020 At the intersection of Neurodivergent and LGBTQ by admin “… the spectrum is truly a color spectrum, It is not one mold that folks fit…” by Sofia Ciniglio My name is Sofia. As…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Autism and Holidays December 19, 2018 December 19, 2018 An “autistic grinch” may be protecting a big heart by admin by W.E.Powers My brothers insisted on opening the presents before we took off for our Christmas out of state. Naturally, it was not Christmas…
#ActuallyAutistic Perspective, Autism Shift August 6, 2018 November 20, 2018 Autistic people & empathy: what’s the real story? by admin Helen Wallace-Iles explains different types of empathy and dispels myths about autism and empathy. By Helen Wallace-Iles So many of the general public believe…
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