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‘Diagnosis is rebirth’: women who found out they were autistic as adults
This article is from The Guardian written by Amelia Hill @byameliahill "Women from around the world describe the life-changing impact of...

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Feb 27, 20222 min read
‘Anything but the phone!’: Communication mode preferences in the autism community
There was a lengthy thread on twitter recently about autistic-specific dislike of phones. One of the replies was researcher Felicity...

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Jan 16, 20223 min read
'A unique way of communicating': Canadians with autism share challenges, debunk misconceptions
This article was on CTV a while ago. I think its very relevant to the other articles I've posted about double empathy and the effect on...

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Dec 24, 20214 min read
Diversity in Social Intelligence
I found this very interesting. The University of Edinburgh is doing a "Diversity in Social Intelligence" project "challenging the...

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Dec 24, 20213 min read
The MYTH of #HighFunctioningAutism
This post further explores the complicated notion of low and high functioning autistic people that I posted about on March 27 "High...

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Dec 11, 20215 min read
Neurotypicals: Listen to Our Words, Not Our Tone
This reminds me of what I wrote in my submission to CAHS Assessment on Autism although I'm not nearly as eloquent as Autistic Science...

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Dec 7, 20211 min read
Are Co-occurring Conditions Part of Autism?
This article was recently shared on twitter. It's a couple years old but I thought it was interesting especially when you consider the...

peiautisticadults
Dec 6, 20212 min read
The Beautiful Reality of Autism
This was shared on the Autism Canada ASD Central Facebook group awhile ago. The beautiful reality of autism | Guy Shahar |...

peiautisticadults
Nov 23, 20211 min read
Meditation
A few years ago I read this article on the Art of Autism website: How Mindfulness and Meditation Have Changed My Life . Since then I've...

peiautisticadults
Nov 21, 20211 min read
How and Why Neurotypicals Misunderstand and Mistreat Autistic People
This article is similar to one I posted earlier entitled "Interesting theory regarding social interactions" as this one also talks about...

peiautisticadults
Nov 10, 20211 min read
Living with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Unfortunately this is a condition that affects many autistic people. I think it affects me. The entire article is here...

peiautisticadults
Aug 30, 20211 min read
All the Online Tests You Could Ever Want
This website has a number of autism assessments from Short Autism Quotient to Executive Skills Questionnaire and everything in between...

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Aug 30, 20211 min read
For Autistic Tweeters
I wasn't aware the hashtag #AutisticElders existed until this morning along with the #AskingAutistics and of course identifying yourself...

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Aug 30, 20212 min read
Interesting theory regarding social interactions:
I thought this was a fascinating article by Rachel Zamzow regarding something called Double Empathy. Very relevant to autistic adults...

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Aug 30, 20216 min read
Don't Mourn For Us
This is an older entry but I thought it was very interesting and a good read even though its about children and not adults. DON'T MOURN...

peiautisticadults
Jun 15, 20218 min read


What is Autism? #2
Here is another great article about autism. https://neurocosmopolitanism.com/what-is-autism/ From "DR. NICK WALKER'S NOTES ON AUTISM,...

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Apr 2, 20212 min read


Autism & me
About 15 years ago I remember reading about the Japanese non-verbal autistic boy who wrote a book. One of the comments said autistic...

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Apr 1, 20212 min read


High functioning? It depends:
I recently saw this cartoon https://the-art-of-autism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/UnderstandtheSpectrum.pdf by Rebecca Burgess from...

peiautisticadults
Mar 27, 20211 min read


This CBC article highlights the need for peer support groups particularly for older autistic adults:
Adults with autism often misunderstood and lack support. Part of the problem is that autism as a term is little understood outside of a...

peiautisticadults
Mar 27, 20211 min read


What is autism? #1
This is a great article about autism. The page also includes some popular online quizzes that will give you an indication if you are on...

peiautisticadults
Mar 27, 20211 min read
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