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adult diagnosis

Adult Misdiagnosis: The Default Path to an Autistic Identity

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Autistic Science Person

This post is about the hundreds and thousands of autistic people who are misdiagnosed everyday by psychiatrists, psychologists, and other professionals.

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Disability

As We See It: Why Autistic Framing Matters

Posted on January 28, 2022March 29, 2022 by Autistic Science Person

As an autistic person, I decided to watch “As We See It” to see how autistic people are represented. After watching the whole season, I concluded that “As We See It” should be called “As Non-autistic Caregivers See It.”

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Disability

Autism Checklist of DOOM

Posted on January 15, 2022October 5, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

This checklist is for people who aren’t autistic (or whose autistic traits differ from those of their child/charge) to understand what may upset an autistic person, and cause them distress.

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abuse

Wouldn’t You Want to Know If Your Autistic Child Was Being Harmed?

Posted on August 10, 2021June 30, 2022 by Autistic Science Person

I truly do not know why some parents don’t want to listen to autistic adults. There is so much good autism information for parents from autistic adults, and so much of it is freely available, and yet the parents choose not to know. 

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Accommodations

Sound Dampening for Autistic People with Auditory Sensitivity

Posted on June 3, 2021July 7, 2022 by Autistic Science Person

Sound dampening a space, especially at home, can be helpful for a lot of reasons: Many autistic people have auditory sensitivity, and sounds can be a reason for sensory overload.

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