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 […]
MISOPHONIA – UNBEARABLE SOUNDS
What misophonia is, its causes, what it feels like, and what can help people who have it. […]
THE AUTISTIC DILEMMA – FUNCTIONING LABELS
Why functioning labels are a problem, why people use them, and what we should do instead. […]
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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