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'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
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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
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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
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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
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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...

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Dec 6, 20212 min read
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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 |...

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Nov 23, 20211 min read
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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...

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Nov 21, 20211 min read
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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...

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Nov 10, 20211 min read
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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...

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Aug 30, 20211 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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...

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Jun 15, 20218 min read
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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
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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
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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...

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Mar 27, 20211 min read
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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...

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Mar 27, 20211 min read
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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...

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Mar 27, 20211 min read
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