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The Particular Autistic Grief of Losing Your Spouse A particular kind of grief follows me now that I am on a solitary path, a sorrow as spiky as my neurotype. The post The Particular Autistic Grief of Losing Your Spouse appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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An Autistic Patient Uprising Is Happening Now How one autistic mother’s pursuit of truth is part of a broader shift toward patient-led accountability, ethics, and reform. The post An Autistic Patient Uprising Is Happening Now appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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The State of the Science: On Tokenism in Autism Research Autism research is a revolving door which Autistic people virtually never get to enter and allistics virtually never bother to exit. The post The State of the Science: On Tokenism in Autism Research appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Debunking “Profound Autism” and Anti-Neurodiversity With Ember Green Ember Green debunks "profound autism" and anti-neurodiversity, with its cherry-picked numbers and fear-mongering, as "This is about the future of autism care, the way we view our disabled community members, and importantly, who gets to speak." The post Debunking “Profound Autism” and Anti-Neurodiversity With Ember Green appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Responding to Psychologist Uta Frith: Autism Can’t Be Quantified, and That’s OK Autism will never fit in the disease model, because it is not a disease; it is part of the human condition. That is the beauty of the spectrum concept. The post Responding to Psychologist Uta Frith: Autism Can’t Be Quantified, and That’s OK appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Three Ways Differential Diagnosis Can Be Neurodiversity-Affirming When done well, differential diagnosis can counteract rather than reproduce the power imbalances that have historically led to marginalizing neurodivergent people. The post Three Ways Differential Diagnosis Can Be Neurodiversity-Affirming appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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I Was Autistic All Along: Seven Clues From My Childhood Here are just seven of my childhood traits and behaviors that I now understand were great big clues that I was autistic — and that might lead to an early diagnosis if I were growing up today The post I Was Autistic All Along: Seven Clues From My Childhood appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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The Telepathy Tapes Is Such A Hot Mess For months, people have asked me what I think of the extremely popular Telepathy Tapes podcast, and its premise of non-speaking autistics not only reading minds but bringing the world messages of love and peace. (You’ve probably been asked about it, too, if you have even a tangential autism connection.) And I’m here to tell […] The post The Telepathy Tapes Is Such A Hot Mess appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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The Day My Cat Died: On Autism and Grief Autistic people often process information differently, and grief is no exception. Here are tips for navigating grief as an autistic person. The post The Day My Cat Died: On Autism and Grief appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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About That Mensch, Steve Silberman, and How Much We Miss Him Any of you who knew Steve, any of you who met him, know he was a well of bottomless compassion. I still can't believe he's gone. And I'm so sorry. The post About That Mensch, Steve Silberman, and How Much We Miss Him appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Untangling Autism, Trauma, Aggression, and Parenting Parenting a neurodivergent child while carrying my own trauma means living in constant tension between tenderness and fear, love, and self-protection. The post Untangling Autism, Trauma, Aggression, and Parenting appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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These Every Day Little Things Can Destroy An Autistic Person While the small cruel moments can make an autistic person feel awful, the small kind moments can help that autistic person persevere. The post These Every Day Little Things Can Destroy An Autistic Person appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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We. Get. Tired! Recovering From Situational Autistic Burnout When parents of newly identified autistic kids ask me what they should know, the first thing I say is: “We get tired.” This is so important. We need rest, more frequently and in greater durations than non-autistic people. The post We. Get. Tired! Recovering From Situational Autistic Burnout appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Let me Hyperfixate That For You: Fergus Murray, Monotropism, And “Weird Pride” The thing about monotropic, single-channel thinking is that it is a neutral and natural variation—neither inherently better or worse than any other modes of being in the world. The post Let me Hyperfixate That For You: Fergus Murray, Monotropism, And “Weird Pride” appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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What Should Sex Ed for Autistic People Look Like? That so much of the sex ed made for Autistic people emphasizes compliance with neurotypical expectations—as opposed to advocating for their own boundaries and needs—feels particularly painful in light of my experiences as a survivor. The post What Should Sex Ed for Autistic People Look Like? appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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After an Autism Diagnosis: 13 Necessary Next Steps For Parents If your child has recently been diagnosed with autism, as my son was in 2003, here's what I want you to know: Learn from me, don't be me. The post After an Autism Diagnosis: 13 Necessary Next Steps For Parents appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Neurodivergent Trauma Responses and How Others Can Help Autistics can more easily deal with trauma if they are surrounded by people who understand what is happening, and can respond effectively. The post Neurodivergent Trauma Responses and How Others Can Help appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Cherishing Compassion While Autistic and Marginalized: TC Waisman, Monique Botha, and Wenn Lawson T.C. Waisman, Monique Botha, and Wenn Lawson—three deeply compassionate autistic experts—talk about their experiences with, and insights for, navigating this planet and our societies. The post Cherishing Compassion While Autistic and Marginalized: TC Waisman, Monique Botha, and Wenn Lawson appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Mastering Violin While Autistic and (Mostly) Nonspeaking: Sid Ramaswamy I would like to say—believe in us! Please don’t assess our potential based entirely on our outward behavior or what we may not be able to say verbally. The post Mastering Violin While Autistic and (Mostly) Nonspeaking: Sid Ramaswamy appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Centering Black Autistic Stories, Struggles, and Joy: Autastic’s Diane J. Wright Diane J. Wright is the founder of Autastic.com—a resource and community hub for thousands of autistic adults, including spaces specifically for autistic people of color. She talked with us about her advocacy, including shaping the stories of autistic PoC as told in popular media. The post Centering Black Autistic Stories, Struggles, and Joy: Autastic’s Diane J. Wright appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Yes, Multimodal Communication Is Imperative Many autistic people rely on multimodal communication for accessibility. Kaishawna Fleming discusses why showcasing different forms of communication is so important for disability representation. The post Yes, Multimodal Communication Is Imperative appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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When Autistic Special Interests Get Canceled How can autistic people cope, when their passions or special interests become irretrievably flawed, or get canceled? The post When Autistic Special Interests Get Canceled appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Are You Autistic? Do You Think You Want a Pet? Pet ownership can offer significant benefits for Autistic people. However, it’s important to assess your or your loved one’s needs and abilities before committing. The post Are You Autistic? Do You Think You Want a Pet? appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Getting a Colonoscopy While Autistic! People who tell you that colonoscopies are hard may not know how tough you are. Many autistic people have significant physical disabilities or diseases, and we are used to life being hard. The post Getting a Colonoscopy While Autistic! appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Can We Talk About the Term “Low Support Needs”? I would like a term to describe myself, as just one person among many many autistics, but the problem is ableds hear, “low support needs” and think, “OK then it’s fine to round down to zero.” The post Can We Talk About the Term “Low Support Needs”? appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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How Parents Can Identify and Avoid Harmful Autism Treatments When it comes to autism treatments, parents new to autism need to work past their fear and confusion, and embrace their critical reasoning skills. The post How Parents Can Identify and Avoid Harmful Autism Treatments appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Autistic People Are Not New to This World We can’t both accept speculation that Darwin and Einstein were probably autistic, and also claim that all autistic people used to be institutionalized, killed, or abandoned as changelings. The post Autistic People Are Not New to This World appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Talking With Autistic Disability Advocate AJ Link We live in a country and a society that is built on racism, and the neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism, isn't free of the erasing of marginalized experiences. The post Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Talking With Autistic Disability Advocate AJ Link appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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What Autistic People Want From Autism Research: AutINSAR 2025 Recap AutINSAR is a much-needed discussion between autistic people, autism researchers, family members, and professionals about priorities in autism research. AutINSAR 2025 took place at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) in Seattle, Washington. The post What Autistic People Want From Autism Research: AutINSAR 2025 Recap appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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Renée DiResta on Countering Disinformation, Spammers, and Scammers I think if you are someone who has deep expertise, particularly in a contested space, your voice can be really valuable. If there’s no counter-speech, no pushback against rumors or misleading claims, all the algorithms have available to surface is the nonsense. The post Renée DiResta on Countering Disinformation, Spammers, and Scammers appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.

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