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MISOPHONIA – UNBEARABLE SOUNDS
What misophonia is, its causes, what it feels like, and what can help people who have it. […]
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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. […]
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INDEPENDENCE VS. AUTONOMY
The difference between independence and autonomy, which to aim for when and why. […]
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AUTONOMY IN MY LIFE
Autonomy for me, and what difference it makes in my physical and mental well-being. […]
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DEVELOPING BETTER AUTISM LANGUAGE
The language we use mirrors and shapes how we see and treat autistic people. Let’s do better! […]
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THE AUTISTIC DILEMMA – FUNCTIONING LABELS
Why functioning labels are a problem, why people use them, and what we should do instead. […]
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SELECTIVE MUTISM- THE FREEZING FEAR THAT STEALS VOICES
Selective Mutism, a severe anxiety disorder, often gets misunderstood, misinterpreted, misdiagnosed, and the term misused. Here is what Selective Mutism is, isn’t, what it’s like, and what can help. […]
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STIMSTRUCK AND STIMSTUCK – CONCEPTUALIZING STIMMING
We have a lot of existing words to discuss stimming. What we don’t (yet) have are actual stimming-related terms. Here are two I coined, how I use them, and why I find them so helpful. […]
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CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR – AN ABLEIST CONCEPT
“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. […]
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