The adults who discovered they were autistic – after their child was diagnosed.
This article from The Guardian is about the UK but I'm sure this happens in Canada as well, maybe not as much because I think its more...
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peiautisticadults
Aug 19, 20223 min read
What the heck is a 'spiky profile?'
Autistic spiky profiles and positivity! is about something called "spiky profiles" which is a term I was not familiar with but according...
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peiautisticadults
Aug 19, 20222 min read
Are Co-occurring Conditions Part of Autism?
This article was recently shared on twitter. Are Co-occurring Conditions Part of Autism? This was written by Max Sparrow It's a couple...
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Apr 17, 20224 min read
Semi-speaking or semi-verbal
I saw a thread on twitter recently that started "Still investigating what it means to be semi-speaking" and continued with a list of...
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peiautisticadults
Jan 16, 20223 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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peiautisticadults
Dec 24, 20214 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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peiautisticadults
Dec 24, 20213 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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peiautisticadults
Dec 11, 20215 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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peiautisticadults
Dec 7, 20211 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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peiautisticadults
Aug 30, 20216 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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