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Autistic Voices | From Adult Misdiagnosis To Ban Seclusion in New Jersey Schools
ADULT MISDIAGNOSIS: THE DEFAULT PATH TO AN AUTISTIC IDENTITY By Autistic Science Person, TPGA I was lucky. This story isn’t about me. But it really could have been. I found out I was autistic before ever being misdiagnosed with anything. It’s time to ban seclusion in New Jersey schools New Jersey is considering new legislation after […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: Autism Epidemiology Network | Circa 2007 #NotAnAutisticAlly
Autism Speaks and the CDC have established an international information sharing network to study the epidemiology of autism Our Mission Autism Speaks and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are co-sponsoring an initiative to explore possible scientific opportunities in an international collaborative effort in autism epidemiology. The long range objectives of this project are to […]
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Divergent Flair & Autistic Style: An Introduction To My New #AutisticFashion Project | EVE REILAND
Introduction to my new project focused on fashion and advocacy at AutisticStyle.Fashion.blog >> I love Autistic Fashion & Divergent style. The Autistic and Divergent communities have a definite flair for expression from super colorful glam sparkle to casual but iconic t-shirts, muted colors and comfort wear. Quite often Autistic and Divergent fashion doesn’t reflect today’s […]
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Please don’t talk about me like I’m not there
Originally posted on Crazy-NOS:
“Is she autistic?” the woman asked my mom’s friend as I walked by. I suspected she was talking about me but I held out some small hope that she wasn’t. When my mom’s friend started to reply “She’s my friend Cathy’s daughter and she- ” all doubt was removed. I didn’t… -
Autism Is Not a Behavioral “Problem”
Originally posted on An Intense World:
One thing people do not seem to get when it comes to people on the spectrum is that they literally cannot help certain behaviors, and they do not necessarily respond the same way as regular children or adults do to given situations or requests, depending on how they are… -
Meme | No Bacon, Tragic!
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Meme | Autists Are Ultimate Square Pegs
1 Comment Comments Robert Gehrman Actually I found it floating around, complained and then modified it in photoshop, removing a puzzle piece ribbon, adding the stuff in bottom left corner, and changed the remaining ribbon from saying “awareness” to “acceptance”… But you’re quite welcome 🙂Spread it like the plague if you wish, to drown out the original […]
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