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What Is Ableism?

By Ariane Resnick — 2021

Ableism centers around the notion that people with disabilities are imperfect and need fixing.

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The Concept of Neurodiversity Is Dividing the Autism Community

It remains controversial—but it doesn’t have to be. We need to embrace both the neurodiversity model and the medical model to fully understand autism.

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Simon Baron-Cohen
2019
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Beautiful Minds: Uncovering the Hidden Talents in Neurodiversity

Rather than simply accepting people with neurodiverse conditions like autism or dyslexia, what if we recognised their hidden talents? Four neurodiverse people explain how the way their brains work has been key to their success

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Saba Salman
2020
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Why an Autistic Person May Push for a Closer Friendship Right Away

Does your autistic loved one tend to overshare or overexplain? We don't mean to come off as desperate or creepy, we just connect differently.

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Jaime Heidel
2020
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Autistic People Make Great Social Partners if You Actually Give Them a Chance

For many years, researchers have treated the individual traits and characteristics of autistic people as an enduring essence of their autism-- in isolation of the social context and without even asking autistic people what their social life is actually like. However, perspective matters.

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Scott Barry Kaufman
2020
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3 Mindfulness Practices for Neurodiverse Meditators

We don’t all meditate the same way—nor do we need to. Sue Hutton offers helpful tips and practices, informed by the autism community, to make mindfulness practice truly accessible.

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Sue Hutton
2020
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Does the Term “Neurodiversity” do More Harm than Good?

Attempts to normalize abnormal development could prevent individuals in need of help from seeking it.

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Jonny Thomson
2021
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Autism Acceptance Not Awareness: A Perspective Shift Is Needed

The most radical act you can perform as an ally to Autistic people is to accept them exactly as they are and beyond that to celebrate them and their neurotype.

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Nancy Doyle
2021
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Autism May Be Linked to Mirror-Touch Synesthesia, the Ability to Physically Feel What Others Feel

Although synesthesia is not as rare as it was once believed, synesthetes (people who experience synesthesia) typically don’t realize their unique abilities are not common to everyone. Another fun fact: it’s also believed synesthesia could be linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

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Andréas RB Deolinda
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Mental Disorder or Neurodiversity?

Embracing, not fixing, mental differences

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Aaron Rothstein
2012
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Where 75% of Workers Are on the Autistic Spectrum

Our brains don’t all work the same way. One New York–based software company sees that as a competitive advantage.

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Robbie Wojciechowski
2019
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