ARTICLE

FindCenter AddIcon

Social Connectedness: An Overlooked Need of Autistic Individuals

By Akshar Patel, Annie Brandes-Aitken — 2021

Many autistic individuals do desire social connections, but oftentimes face difficulties forging friendships due to differences in their social presentation styles.

Read on www.thesocialcreatures.org

FindCenter Post-Image

Our Activism Is Too Focused on Performance to Acknowledge Allies Who Aren’t ‘Vocally’ Woke

We tend to “believe” in the woke-ness that is “performed” for us. “The more vocal you are, the more confident you appear. And because you appear more confident, you seem to have more influence on other people, who believe you’ll be great at practicing what you claim too,” she says.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

As Climate Worsens, Environmentalists Also Grapple with the Mental Toll of Activism

Today’s climate activists are driven by environmental worries that are increasingly more urgent, and which feel more personal.

FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Autism