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On Being Overwhelmed By Grocery Shopping While Autistic

August 22, 2023 • By Ann Memmott

Autistic brains can be in danger of overload while grocery shopping. When that happens autistics needs a quiet space—fast. But there are usually none in big stores.

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What Do We Mean By Levels of Autism?

November 29, 2023 • By Ann Memmott PgC MA

I’m not a fan of “levels of autism.” If an autistic individual makes a personal choice to refer to themselves as one of these levels, I can respect their decision. When it’s imposed meaninglessly by others, it’s too often disastrous.

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Contributors

May 14, 2020 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

A full list of the contributors to Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism, with short biographies.

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Unheard Voices’s Shawn Sullivan Talks Autism Advocacy With TPGA

February 4, 2024 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Senior editor Shannon Rosa talks with autistic podcaster Shawn Sullivan of Unheard Voices about what we do here at TPGA: Our passion for debunking autism misinformation, boosting neurodiversity advocacy, and fighting for disability rights. Shawn was a gracious host, and Shannon had a lot of opinions—all of which are correct.