autisticlivingYou’re allowed to be proud of yourself for doing things that neurotypical people find easy or…Jul 20, 2016Jul 20, 2016
autisticlivingDo not assume that an autistic person isn’t listening to you/that we do not care about what you’re…For example, eye contact, which is seen as a sign of connection, attention and interest among neurotypical people, is unnatural…Jul 20, 2016Jul 20, 2016
autisticlivingWhen someone tells you that they’re autistic:Do say something along the lines of “okay, thanks for telling me.”Jul 20, 2016Jul 20, 2016
autisticlivingI’m all for neurodivergent/disabled people having terms for specific neurodivergent/disabled…Non-autistic people don’t get to call their fidgeting “stimming” cause while it may look similar it is too different things, one of which…Jul 20, 2016Jul 20, 2016
autisticlivingYour comfort and well-being is more important than passing for neurotypical.Jul 20, 2016Jul 20, 2016
autisticlivingAmythest Schaber who is blogging at neurowonderful has a youtube channel with an “Ask An Autistic”…“What is AAC?”Jul 20, 2016Jul 20, 2016
autisticlivingWhat’s Wrong With Functioning Labels? A Masterpost.Functioning labels (claiming that some autistic people are “high-functioning” while others are “low-functioning”) do more harm than good…Jul 20, 20162Jul 20, 20162
autisticlivingCommon signs that an autism resource is badPerson-first language (”people with autism”) The autistic community are very vocal about preferring identity-first language (”autistic…Jul 20, 2016Jul 20, 2016
