Category: TERMINOLOGY

AUTISM SELF-DIAGNOSIS…YAY OR NAY?

10.08.2020 1 comment Article AUTISM, PUBLIC STATEMENTS, TERMINOLOGY

What is self-diagnosis? What is self-diagnosis not? Why do some people support it, and others oppose it? Should we accept autism self-diagnosis or not? Why? […]

NAUTSPLAINING

21.06.2020 0 comments Article ABLEISM, TERMINOLOGY

A NEW TERM FOR AN AGE-OLD PROBLEM (to) nautsplain PRONUNCIATION: nawt-spleyn │ / ˈnɔtspleɪn / Blends non-autistic and explain. VERB [1] a non-autistic person commenting on or explaining something autism-related, usually to an autistic person. Often in a condescending, overconfident, inaccurate, or generalized manner. [2] a non-autistic person speaking for or over autistic people on […]

TANTRUM OR MELTDOWN? [GRAPHIC RESOURCE]

20.04.2020 0 comments Article ABLEISM, AUTISM, FREE RESOURCES, MELTDOWNS, SENSORY PROCESSING, STIMMING, TERMINOLOGY

Comparing tantrums and meltdowns with the use of 8 simple questions. Learn to never confuse the two again! […]

INTRODUCING THE HOLISTIC MODEL OF DISABILITY

14.02.2020 1 comment Article ABLEISM, AUTISM, DISABILITY, TERMINOLOGY

Introducing the Holistic Model of Disability, which aims to provide a full picture of disability, while being inclusive of all disabled people and their experiences. […]

AUTPHOBIA AND AUTMISIA

08.08.2019 0 comments Article ABLEISM, AUTISM, TERMINOLOGY

What autphobia and autmisia are, why they’re bad, and how we can fight them. […]

MELTDOWNS – THE 3 STAGE MODEL

23.03.2019 0 comments Article ACCOMMODATIONS, AUTISM, MELTDOWNS, TERMINOLOGY

What do autistic meltdowns look like, feel like, and what can help before, during, and after? […]

COLOR HYPERSENSITIVITY

12.02.2019 2 comments Article ACCOMMODATIONS, AUTISM, DEUTSCHE POSTS, SENSORY PROCESSING, TERMINOLOGY

What color hypersensitivity is, and what living with it is like for an autistic person. […]

MISOPHONIA – UNBEARABLE SOUNDS

26.01.2019 0 comments Article CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS, MISOPHONIA, TERMINOLOGY

What misophonia is, its causes, what it feels like, and what can help people who have it. […]

ALEXITHYMIA – WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU FEEL

12.12.2018 19 comments Article ALEXITHYMIA, TERMINOLOGY

What it feels like not to know what one feels, and what can help people with alexithymia. […]

INDEPENDENCE VS. AUTONOMY

20.11.2018 4 comments Article ABLEISM, ACCOMMODATIONS, ADVICE, AUTISM, DISABILITY, TERMINOLOGY

The difference between independence and autonomy, which to aim for when and why. […]

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