AUTISM AND RULES
Five things about rules and autistic people that can serve to creating a more autistic-friendly approach to rule-making and rule-teaching. […]
EYE CONTACT
Why autistic people rarely make eye contact, and why trying to “correct” that is harmful. […]
STRUGGLING WITH RECEIVING PRAISE
An analysis of why some people struggle with receiving praise and what can help them. […]
AUTISTIC LONELINESS – SOCIAL ISOLATION
How this autistic person became lonely, what it feels like, and what I wish was different. […]
SOCIALIZING WHILE AUTISTIC – HOW TO SURVIVE
Socializing is difficult for most autistic people. Here is why it can be so hard, and what can help autistic people survive social interactions in a non-autistic world with concrete real life examples. […]
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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