Six Misconceptions About Autism
byBy Aaron Bouma When people think of autism, sometimes they think of the television series The Good Doctor or the robotic talking Rain Man….
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I Was Autistic. Then I Wasn’t. Then I Was Again.
byBy Miya Sae It’s crazy what a lack of understanding can do even to those of us who are autistic. I was born in…
My son may not be the empathetic, intelligent, artistic child without his autism diagnosis
byWhy don’t people talk about the positive aspects of autism? By Patty Adams Martinez As a mom, when you hear your 2 year old…
Autistic people & empathy: what’s the real story?
byHelen 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…
It Takes A Child – “There is a myth that children with autism don’t have empathy” Elaine Hall
by“There is this myth that children with autism don’t have empathy. I’ve found the exact opposite to be true: children with autism are instead…
Eye contact: is it important?
byby Debra Muzikar “Kevin will use age-appropriate eye contact in (3 out of 4) verbal interactions with adults or peers in 4 trials as…
Darold Treffert M.D. talks about myths about autism and savant artists
by“The remarkable abilities of the artist with autism surface because of their autism, not in spite of it.” Darold Treffert, M.D. It is unclear…