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Blackjack, PES status and my friend Paul
Hi guys, I have received some good news from Singapore this week and it is about my nephew: he has been classed as PES E - now for those of you
Tag : Asperger Syndrome
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Blackjack, PES status and my friend Paul
Hi guys, I have received some good news from Singapore this week and it is about my nephew: he has been classed as PES E - now for those of you
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Top ten acts of cruelty that would cause outrage if they happened to non-autistic children
In order to provide for people with disabilities, learning difficulties or neurological conditions, sometimes we need to treat them differently. This
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Fifty Autism Facts for World Autism Acceptance Day
For this year’s World Autism Acceptance Day, I made these fifty pictures and shared them to Autistic Not Weird’s Facebook page [all links open
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The Polish organisation training people with Aspergers to work in IT
With the world marking World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, Emerging Europe talks with the Polish non-profit organisation AsperIT, which is
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Avoid Using These Triggering Phrases to Describe People
Being called “crazy” only works in the service of making you feel crazy. It’s a loaded term already — an insensitive label for some someone
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I Have Tourette's and He's on the Autism Spectrum. Here's How We Have Sex
When people with neurodevelopmental disorders that affect their social communication capabilities—like Paul and Grace, an older couple who,
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I Have Tourette's and He's on the Autism Spectrum. Here's How We Have Sex
When people with neurodevelopmental disorders that affect their social communication capabilities—like Paul and Grace, an older couple who,
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How the loss of Asperger syndrome has lasting repercussions
In 2013, the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) — the ‘bible’ for diagnosticians in the United
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Why Autism Awareness Month can be traumatising for autistic people
It doesn’t seem quite right, does it? That a month designated for raising public knowledge of autism would be so widely disliked by the autistic
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When should I tell my child they’re autistic, and how do I tell them?
The two questions above are among the most commonly asked by parents of newly-diagnosed autistic children. And wouldn’t it be great if there were a
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When should I tell my child they’re autistic, and how do I tell them?
The two questions above are among the most commonly asked by parents of newly-diagnosed autistic children. And wouldn’t it be great if there were a
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Ten years ago today, I learned I was autistic. Here’s how my life changed.
On 29th November 2009, my life started to take the opening few steps towards beginning to make some kind of sense. After a lifetime of knowing I was
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Advice for Parents of High Functioning Autistic Children from Someone Who’s Been There
When raising an autistic child, doctors and therapists come in handy in answering questions that parents of autistic children may have. God knows,
Respectful autism awareness: how to discuss the struggles without increasing the stigma
A few years ago, one of my articles received this comment. “F*** YOU F***YOU F***YOU.You don’t even know anything about autism. It’s a f***ing