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Autism

My Experience of Unmasking as an Autistic Person

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Hassaan

Unmasking is something I am coming to terms with, but having an environment within which I can feel safe and be myself helps significantly with that. As things stand, it’s a lifetime of damage that needs reversing.

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Autism

Autistic Commonality and the Illusion of “Quirky”

Posted on May 23, 2018December 15, 2022 by Emily Paige Ballou

It’s not okay to dismiss one autistic person’s lived experience as having nothing to do with “real” autism simply because you don’t understand what autism is like for them.

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Autism and Normalisation

Posted on October 27, 2016October 11, 2022 by Fergus Murray

Full normalisation of autism would require a substantially broader concept of ‘normality.’ It would mean acceptance of autistic people who are non-speaking, an understanding of meltdowns, and general awareness of the dangers of sensory overload.

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