A beautiful book which teaches Autistic kids and teens about boundraies. These are the social skills we really need!
No matter how many families I support, by far the biggest common factor is schools not understanding masking; more worryingly it’s those that don’t even want to know/ learn. “The …
Self Stimulatory Behaviour ... Like most things assigned to Autistics, stimming is actually a very human...
No matter how many families I support, by far the biggest common factor is schools not understanding masking; more worryingly it’s those that don’t even want to know/ learn. “The …
No matter how many families I support, by far the biggest common factor is schools not understanding masking; more worryingly it’s those that don’t even want to know/ learn. “The …
This! #IdentityFirst #AutismAcceptance
If we are all going to do right by autistic children, we need to listen to autistic people about the damage wrought by ABA therapy.
In the first comprehensive history of the links between autism and Nazism, prize-winning historian Edith Sheffer uncovers how a diagnosis common today emerged from the atrocities of the Third Reich. As the Nazi regime slaughtered millions across Europe during World War Two, it sorted people according to race, religion, behavior, and physical condition. Nazi…
There's a lot of misinformation about autism and how to support Autistic needs. As a neurodivergent clinician, here's how to navigate autism in families.
No matter how many families I support, by far the biggest common factor is schools not understanding masking; more worryingly it’s those that don’t even want to know/ learn. “The …
Does your autistic loved one speak in analogies? I do! And I mean no offense by it. In fact, it's how I communicate, clarify, and connect with others.
Like most people who realise they’re autistic as adults, I am unpacking a whole lot of my life through a new lens. Here’s another great twitter thread on autism, with my comments: I hav…
