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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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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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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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∞ 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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