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Alternatives to ABA: If not ABA... then WHAT?
Assimilation is a dangerous and cruel goal for Autistic People (especially considering how many of us will never blend in no matter how hard we try).
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"If You Tried a Little Harder" - But I Was Already Trying My Hardest
"If you tried a little harder..." - the worst words to hear when you've already been trying your hardest, did your best, and had nothing left to give.
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The "I do that... and I'm not Autistic" or "everyone does that" to "I just found out I'm Autistic" Pipeline
#ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics: have you ever heard anyone say, "I do that (or everyone does that)... and I'm not Autistic"?
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Autistic Disclosure Toolkit: A handy guide to help when coming out of The Autism Closet
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Autistic Speech Patterns: Echolalia, Palilalia, Scripting, and Vocal Stimming
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My Autistic Truth: More than ANYTHING I Deeply Long to be Understood
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Hyperlexic Autistic Life: Most of the Time, Writing is Easier for Me than Speaking (and takes way less of my energy)
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Escaping an Abusive Relationship with Society: A Late Diagnosed Autism Story - My Autistic Life
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You're "MORE than Your Autism" or "Stop Making Autism Your Entire Personality"
Autism is not something I have “with” me. Autism IS me. If I were not Autistic, I would literally not be the same person.
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Sounding the Alarm: Battling the ABA Epidemic: ABAers Target ADHD and Kids Who Started School Late During COVID
These results are not limited to people who’ve experienced formal modification programs (because compliance-based programs permeate our society and many…
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AuDHD: Autism VS ADHD: What IS The Difference?
I have two NeuroTypes (or brain types) that are often at odds with one another (but also so similar it can be hard to tell the two apart).
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Autistic Travel & Nomad Living: Finding Stability in Instability on the Road
I thrive in environments where I can find enough predictability to have a reliable routine (one that keeps me centered). However, nomadic life is often…
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Holidays? I'm not a fan. #ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics: How do you feel about holidays?
There is an increased social pressure that comes around every holiday. Since learning I’m Autistic, I’ve pushed back, opting out and avoiding holidays…
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Have You Ever Been Punished (or Scolded) for Your NeuroDivergence?
Recently, I asked my NeuroDivergent readers if anyone has "ever tried to "punish" the NeuroDivergence out of" them (while being reasonably sure I knew…
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Do YOU Stim with Music? Rhythmic Stimming – My Autistic NeuroDivergent Experience
Do you stim with music? Do you listen to the same song on repeat? Do you stim by humming, singing, dancing, or participating in flow arts while…
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NeuroDivergent Rebel’s Substack
Stories, ramblings, and musings of Lyric Rivera: Trans Autistic/ADHD, educator, consultant, artist, & best selling author of the business ethics book Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising.
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