We Need To Talk About The Domestic Abuse Of Autistic Adults

Robert Chapman
Jul 27, 2017 · 12 min read

It didn’t take long for me to identify a sweeping problem that no one is talking about.

AAfter much confusion, anguish, flashbacks, self-blame, and subsequent therapy regarding a traumatic period in my own life, it finally occurred to me that autistic adults like myself might be at heightened risk for…

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Neurodiversity advocate, PhD student at the University of Essex, and teacher at King’s College London.

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