
THE FLOATING NOTHINGNESS. LIFE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL TOPOGRAPHICAL DISORIENTATION
What is it like when “I don’t have a sense of direction.” isn’t just a half-joking sentiment, but the disability Developmental Topographical Disorientation? […]

AUTISM SELF-DIAGNOSIS…YAY OR NAY?
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
A NEW TERM FOR AN AGE-OLD PROBLEM (to) nautsplain PRONUNCIATION: nawt-spleyn │ / ˈnɔtspleɪn / Neologism blending non-autistic and (to) explain. I coined this term because I was sick of non-autistic people speaking for and over autistic people in autism-related matters. VERB [1] a non-autistic person commenting on or explaining something autism-related, usually to an […]

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

INTRODUCING THE HOLISTIC MODEL OF 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. […]

THE 3 STAGE MODEL OF MELTDOWNS
What do autistic meltdowns look like, feel like, and what can help before, during, and after? […]

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

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

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