Autistic kid makes a friend first day of school! Wow that's big news. Headline news. Even NowThis News. What the ...? These kids are kids being kids. Yes, inclusion is an incredible thing, but he giant news story because an Autistic kid made a friend at school on the first day when he was upset …
There’s no evidence caesarean sections cause autism or ADHD
A new study has found a link between being born by caesarean section and having a greater chance of being diagnosed with autism or ADHD. But there's no evidence caesarean sections cause them. Source: There's no evidence caesarean sections cause autism or ADHD
Why Being Called “Dramatic” Is Both Completely Wrong and Psychologically Damaging to Autistic People | The Aspergian | A Neurodivergent Collective
Being told that autistic neurological reactions are dramatic and overblown is an often-unintentional but very real cause of complex trauma. Source: Why Being Called “Dramatic” Is Both Completely Wrong and Psychologically Damaging to Autistic People | The Aspergian | A Neurodivergent Collective
Autism is being misrepresented to excuse exclusion and white men’s bigotry
When it comes to acknowledgement and understanding of autism, we have come a long way in the past few decades. It’s easy to forget that this condition was once understood to exist only in two states, “high-functioning” and “low-functioning”, that it was predominantly diagnosed only in young, white men, and that was forgotten about once …
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Anti-vaxxers face few questions at legislative hearing on mandatory immunization | CBC News
Several anti-vaccination activists were given a nearly free ride Wednesday morning at the New Brunswick Legislature, presenting their views to a committee of MLAs and leaving almost no time for those elected officials to question or challenge their claims. Source: Anti-vaxxers face few questions at legislative hearing on mandatory immunization | CBC News
Dental hygienist claims former boss forced workers to practice S
A former employee of an Orange County dental office says her former boss tried to force staffers to practice Scientology. Source: Dental hygienist claims former boss forced workers to practice S
Leah Remini Calls out Elisabeth Moss, Danny Masterson, Basically All of Scientology
Ever since she left the Church of Scientology, Leah Remini has never seemed like a woman restrained. If she saw something wrong during her years in the upper echelons of the church, you were gonna hear about it even if it involved Space Jesus himself Tom Cruise. She doesn’t give a f*ck, and it’s delightful. So imagine …