Why “Autism Is Not A Spectrum” – But Not For the Reasons You May Have Heard By Dr Chloe Farahar | Autistic Researcher, Project Manager for Learning Disability and Autism at Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, and Founder of Aucademy CIC The Spectrum Was Never Fit For …

“And I can’t decide if Frith was being lazy, ignorant, or purposely incendiary in her interview, claiming as she did that there is no evidence or science for many of our experiences.”
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“Profound” Misunderstanding: Why The Lancet Commission on Autism & The Guardian Got It Wrong Nothing About Us, Without Us – Except This, ApparentlyThe “Profound Autism” ProblemA Commission That Contradicts ItselfWomen Don’t Have “Different Autism” – They Experience Different PrejudiceThe E…

From #Aucademy

“Profound” Misunderstanding: Why The Lancet Commission on Autism & The Guardian Got It Wrong

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#autism #neurodiversity

Oh god here we go again 🤬.. I was involved with @emergentdivergence.com, @kmunday.bsky.social as well as #Aucademy and others with #Spectrum10k reared their ugly head ..

Happy to help in Any way

Oh god here we go again 🤬.. I was involved with @emergentdivergence.com, @kmunday.bsky.social as well as #Aucademy and others with #Spectrum10k reared their ugly head ..

Happy to help in Any way

Aucademy “The best way to learn about autism is from Autistic educators. Therefore, we founded Aucademy – an Autistic-led educative platform comprised entirely of Autistic academics, researchers, teachers, spe...

Thanks , it definitely was one of my favourites

There’s many more on the #Aucademy YouTube channel

youtube.com/@aucademy619...

I can’t tell you just how many of us are behind #BoycottSpectrum10k

Here are just a few

@kmunday.bsky.social
@emergentdivergence.com
#Aucademy

Not to mention the thousands that signed our open letter

Facebook Lives and videos - YouTube Facebook/SM Lives and videos of The Autistic Experience and Autistic Culture -Autistic Led. Various Live presentations, webinars, workshops etc on various au...

It’s very rare that I “promote” myself as it were …

But I did some great FB Lives which are all available on #YouTube with #Aucademy ..

Aucademy is #AutisticLed

These videos are also a wealth of info so I included ones I’m not involved in also.

Check them out

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Book Reviews – Aucademy Posts about Book Reviews written by autisticltd and Aucademy

There is a great list of book reviews also on
#Aucademy

Check them out 😊

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First thought that came to my head ?

Especially if #Autistic, #Neurodivergent and communicating with non Autistic , Neurotypical…

#DoubleEmpathyProblem by #DamuanMilton

Here : the research - kar.kent.ac.uk/62639/1/Doub...

Here - video with #Aucademy

www.youtube.com/live/uJSboFM...

YouTube Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

#DoubleEmpathy problem
( Dr Damian Milton )

If everyone in society understood this concept, it would be a momentous change , a shift in society’s perception.

I absolutely love speaking about it.

It just so happens there’s a video with #Aucademy

www.youtube.com/live/uJSboFM...

YouTube Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

And this leads nicely to my workshop with #Aucademy on FB …

I’m learning that promoting work I’m proud of , is a good thing rather than the cringe I usually feel

www.youtube.com/live/tt-fzj_...

Aucademy Visit the post for more.

Oh how I wish #Aucademy : were on #BlueSky

@emergentdivergence.com maybe you can help me convince them 😁😁

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Resources supporting preference, but importantly wellbeing properties, of identity-first language: we are Autistic Superb resources- do check out Aucademy The use of identity-first language to describe our Autistic selves, or be described by non-autistic people, is not up for debate with non-autistic …Resources…

Excellent resource by #Aucademy

RESOURCES SUPPORTING PREFERENCE, BUT IMPORTANTLY WELLBEING PROPERTIES, OF IDENTITY-FIRST LANGUAGE: WE ARE #AUTISTIC

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