‘Autistic women like me are still being failed, stigmatised and misunderstood’
For Autism Awareness month, why women are still struggling to get a diagnosis and the help and support they need
Lucinda Herbert:
If autistic boys are little professors, then autistic girls are playground psychologists.
Fascinated by human behaviour. Observing those around us. As a child, I unwittingly mimicked my favourite television characters and more popular classmates. I copied their hairstyles. I studied their accents and mirrored their mannerisms. I just wanted to be liked.
This chameleonesque quality enabled me to blend in and appear ‘normal’. Art was my ‘special interest’, which earned me praise from teachers and kudos from my peers. My collection of Merlin football stickers provided useful break time bargaining chips, but these ‘masking’ strategies only got me so far.
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Applied Behavior Analysis is abusive to Native children
April is Autism Acceptance Month. Applied Behavior Analysis was created by Ivar Lovaas, whose research also laid the groundwork for gay conversion therapy
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Jules Edwards daughter enjoys playtime with slime (Courtesy photo)
April is Autism Acceptance Month. Applied Behavior Analysis was created by Ivar Lovaas, whose research also laid the groundwork for gay conversion therapy
I am an Ojibwe autistic parent of autistic children, and a disability advocate. My children and I are statistically insignificant, and we routinely endure systemic erasure. Most Native autistic people do not get an accurate diagnosis or the support they need at any age. Native communities desperately need access to accurate information about autism and culturally responsive care.
The dating show that isn’t going to make you groan, throw your TV out a window
‘Love on the Spectrum’ provides a refreshing look at issues for people with autism
Michelle Ganley, Digital Content Team Managing Editor, Graham Media Group
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Finding love can be hard for anyone.
You have to meet someone, either organically or through the dating apps (which can feel impossible to navigate), you two have to be on the same page when it comes to expectations, style, communication, what you want out of a relationship, a potential family and life and that’s not to mention all the tiny things that can derail you along the way: Financial issues, timing, friends, your immediate families, jobs, physical location . phew. It’s no wonder so many people say dating can be exhausting.
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Students and staff members at Tawanka Elementary School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania during a check presentation to Moe Siddiqu, Executive Director from We Make, Autism At Work. (Photo Courtesy of Chris Stanley, Community Relations Coordinator for the Neshaminy School District)
Students and staff members at Tawanka Elementary School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. (Photo Courtesy of Chris Stanley, Community Relations Coordinator for the Neshaminy School District)
Students and staff members at Tawanka Elementary School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. (Photo Courtesy of Chris Stanley, Community Relations Coordinator for the Neshaminy School District)
Students and staff members at Tawanka Elementary School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. (Photo Courtesy of Chris Stanley, Community Relations Coordinator for the Neshaminy School District)
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