Category: TERMINOLOGY

NAUTSPLAINING

21.06.2020 0 comments Article TERMINOLOGY, ABLEISM

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 TERMINOLOGY, DEUTSCHE POSTS, FREE RESOURCES

This resource is part of “AUTISTICTICS AUTISM 101 – 1 PAGE, 1 AUTISM TOPIC” [Clicking the below image takes you to the image file. Terms of use at the end of this post.] TERMS OF USE YOU MAY repost the “TANTRUM OR MELTDOWN?” graphic online for personal, private use as long as you credit me […]

INTRODUCING THE HOLISTIC MODEL OF DISABILITY

14.02.2020 1 comment Article TERMINOLOGY, DEUTSCHE POSTS, DISABILITY

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 TERMINOLOGY, AUTISM, ABLEISM

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 TERMINOLOGY, DEUTSCHE POSTS, ACCOMMODATIONS, AUTISM, MELTDOWNS

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

COLOR HYPERSENSITIVITY

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

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

MISOPHONIA – UNBEARABLE SOUNDS

26.01.2019 0 comments Article TERMINOLOGY, DEUTSCHE POSTS, MISOPHONIA

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 TERMINOLOGY, DEUTSCHE POSTS, ALEXITHYMIA

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

THE AUTISTIC DILEMMA – FUNCTIONING LABELS

27.10.2018 1 comment Article TERMINOLOGY, FUNCTIONING LABELS, DEUTSCHE POSTS

Why functioning labels are a problem, why people use them, and what we should do instead. […]

CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR – AN ABLEIST CONCEPT

06.08.2015 0 comments Article TERMINOLOGY, DEUTSCHE POSTS, ABLEISM

“Challenging behavior” is a commonly used term and concept. But it shouldn’t be. Why the concept is discriminatory and harmful and how we can do better. […]