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The Unrecovered

Posted on January 11, 2020November 7, 2022 by Emily Paige Ballou

On being angry and frustrated at the celebration at children’s “recovery” from autism, by people who will not actually bear the consequences of losing that diagnosis, for the rest of their lives.

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thinkingautism thinkingautism.bsky.social @thinkingautism ·
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On spiky autistic development: "Autistic people with speech delays or impairments are often underestimated. Applying lessons from evidence on their sensory and motor strengths can support recognition of their intelligence & communication." @drstevenkapp:

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felisroboticus Anne Corwin @felisroboticus ·
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I say this as someone who had official diagnosis & documentation but was often denied accommodations at the whim of professors who just didn’t feel like dealing with disabled student needs.

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felisroboticus Anne Corwin @felisroboticus ·
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My hot take is that everyone should get extended time on exams without any need for medical documentation. If you don’t know the material, no amount of time will improve your performance, and strictly timed exams are nothing like anything in the world outside school.

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clearautism ∞ Clear Autism ∞ @clearautism ·
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The 'believing your kid's autism just appeared spontaneously' to 'realising that family members on both sides have all been neurodivergent for generations' pipeline

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