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People used to tell me to calm down, like it’s a choice. For me, it was a dimmer switch I didn’t have. I wasn’t dramatic. I was fluorescent. And fluorescent things don’t dim on command. The post I Feel In Neon appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM .
What I want more than anything is a word or a term that will make other people love A- as much as we do, and as much as he does himself. The post “Profound Autism” Isn’t Going to Help the World Love A- the Way He Loves Himself appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM .
I don’t have a behavior problem. I have a gap in my adaptive ability. I don’t need habilitation training; I need someone to help me out. The post Why Autistic People Need Understanding Beyond “Behaviors” appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM .
What do people mean when they repeat the myth that “Autistic people lack empathy?" Which sort of empathy? What evidence is there? The post Empathy Tests For Autistic People: What Are We Measuring? appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM .
In which we talk with comedy writer Laura Richmond about her adult autism diagnosis, and also the parts of her life that were—and are not—funny. The post Autistic But Misdiagnosed Until Adulthood: Talking With Author Laura Richmond appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM .
Why did Black Spectrum Scholar have their advocacy and motives challenged, after they asked whether an autism diagnosis business was behaving unethically in coaching people on how to take an online autism screening test? The post Black Spectrum Scholar on Ethics In Online Autism Diagnoses appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM .
“Nothing about us without us” shouldn’t be read as exclusion. After all, every community needs allies. Instead, it should be understood as a call for more accurate, grounded, and accountable leadership. The post Neurodiversity Needs Neuroinclusive Leadership appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM .
Autistic and ADHD traits combine to create AuDHD just like red and blue overlap, intersect, and interact in a tie-dye t-shirt to make unique color combinations. The post AuDHD Isn’t Just Autism Plus ADHD: The Tie Dye Model appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM .
We have been covering INSAR, the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, for fifteen years. It is fascinating how the autism research landscape both has and has not evolved during that stretch. The post INSAR 2026: The State of Autism Research, Prague Version appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM .
Pryal's book Your Kid Belongs Here pushes hard for putting your neurodivergent kids first when other people try to impose unfair neurotypical expectations on them. The post Your Kid Belongs Here: Talking With Autistic Parent and Author Katie Rose Guest Pryal appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM .
