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What Is Sensory Processing Like For Autistic People?

October 28, 2019May 3, 2022 by Reid Caplan

Autistic people process our senses differently, and that’s okay! Autism makes us who we are, and sensory processing is an important part of being autistic. People should try and understand autism and how it makes us different, instead of trying to change us.

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Autistic People Move Differently, Too

July 3, 2018May 16, 2022 by Sarah Kurchak

Dyspraxia is when you have a lot of trouble with motor planning, which is our ability to learn new movements. So it’s not the practicing part of it, it’s the learning part. When you’re introduced to [a new movement], how smoothly can your brain understand what the demands are and get your body to do that?