Tag: neurodiversity

So, What Is It Actually Like To Be Autistic?

First posted to Facebook on April 16th Hello all, this is, to the best of my ability, my attempt to describe what it is like to be autistic. I can’t say for certain that other autistic people experience these things, or even that neurotypical people don’t experience these things, but I thought it might be … Continue reading So, What Is It Actually Like To Be Autistic? →

Why I Don’t Use the Term Asperger’s Syndrome (Even Though It Was What I Was Diagnosed With)

Originally posted to Facebook on April 10th. Why I Don’t Use the Term Asperger’s Syndrome (Even Though It Was What I Was Diagnosed With) Hello all, many autistic people were diagnosed with, for want of a better word, a specific type of autism called Asperger’s Syndrome. And this is what I was diagnosed with. However, … Continue reading Why I Don’t Use the Term Asperger’s Syndrome (Even Though It Was What I Was Diagnosed With) →

Autism Speaks, A Disgraceful Organization That Do Not Speak For Autistic People

Originally posted to Facebook on April 6th Imagine a world where everything is the exact opposite of what it was now. In this world, the sun would rise in the West and set in the East, hot snow would fall up, and gazelles would chase lions. In this imaginary world, what would advocacy groups for … Continue reading Autism Speaks, A Disgraceful Organization That Do Not Speak For Autistic People →

If My Autism Was All Cons and No Pros I Still Wouldn’t Want a Cure

So this is a follow up blogpost to my previous post “What If An Autistic Person Wants A Cure." https://autismneurodiversity.wordpress.com/2022/07/30/what-if-an-autistic-person-wants-a-cure/ In it I talked about how for some autistic people, they may feel that their autism causes only disadvantages, and no advantages, so they may wish that there was a way for them to not … Continue reading If My Autism Was All Cons and No Pros I Still Wouldn’t Want a Cure →