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How Extreme Diets Damage Autistic People

Posted on January 22, 2018July 25, 2022 by Reid Knight

Food is an important part of life. Instead of using food as a “positive reinforcer,” or diets as part of a cure attempt, parents can use food and conversations about food to connect with their autistic children.

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Parents: Don’t Hide Your Children’s Autism Diagnosis From Them

Posted on February 22, 2017July 29, 2022 by Reid Knight

Since I didn’t know I was autistic, I just assumed there was something wrong with me and that I deserved what I got. I learned that intrinsically, I was less than a person, since I didn’t have a framework to tell me otherwise.

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