Behaviour Analysis, The Autistic Way
Autistic children endure a lot of ‘behaviour analysis,’ usually done by non-autistic people who are not trained to interpret autistic behaviour and motivation.
Accommodations
Meltdowns: How Autistic Humans Experience Crises
There are far too many examples of autistic people being arrested or sectioned, let alone reprimanded or ostracised, for having a meltdown—a reaction to difficulty and stress that is normal to our way of being, but not nearly well enough understood by others.
In Silence and in Sound: Autistics Do Not Benefit From Presumptions of Deficit
“When an academic writes accurately about aspects of autistic lived experience in their research, some people grumble. “All they needed to do was ask me and I would have told them,” some will say.”
An (Autistic) Review of Vibes Hi-Fi Earplugs
Though everyone has their own personal diet of good and bad sounds, while wearing Vibes in an office setting, I found that they reduced (but did not eliminate) the air conditioning droning.
Autism and Intense Interests: Why We Love What We Love and Why It Should Matter to You
The next time you are tempted to tell an Autistic person their interest is silly, trivial, a waste of time, weird, or pointless, stop—and remember why we love what we love. We are somebody, too, and we must be respected, protected, and never rejected.
Autistic Insights on Meltdowns, Aggression, and Self-Injury
It’s important to remember that when an autistic person is struggling or having aggression, they are not being “bad” or trying to do something to you personally—even though it can feel like that, especially if they’re screaming at you or making you angry.
An Open Letter from an Autistic Child in Meltdown
When you help me cope with a meltdown and when you help create an environment that helps me avoid meltdowns, you are helping to build a kinder, gentler world that has room for everyone, no matter what kind of nervous system they have.
Understanding Autism, Aggression, and Self-Injury: Medical Approaches and Best Support Practices
Sometimes people try to get your attention by doing things that can appear to be aggressive, but they’re really saying, “I have a problem, and I need help.”
How Lack of Accommodations Can Thwart Anxiety and Mental Health Services
How many anxious people are not getting helped because access to mental health services is blocked by the lack of accommodation for the very issue that brings them seeking services in the first place?
I Don’t Use a Phone
I, an adult person, do not use a phone even though I can speak orally. In fact—and I’m really letting the team down here, according to a certain kind of motivational speaker—I can’t use a phone.