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Are social skills classes good for Autistic people?
Autistic people have been subject to accusations of lacking social skills and subsequent social skills training for decades. is this necessary, and…
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Unmasking The Impact of Alexithymia on Autistic Lives
This article explores the impact of alexithymia on Autistic people, challenging common misconceptions about their empathy and social communication. It delves into…
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AuSocial: Towards an understanding of Autistic social culture
In my book The New Normal: Autistic musings on the threat of a broken society I have a chapter about Autistic social…
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Why is the Autistic community so important for Autistic people?
Autism is often conceptualised as a condition which nullifies a person’s ability to socialise. Because of this, Autistic people are often viewed…
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I’m not Asocial, I’m AuSocial: Conceptualising Autistic sociality and culture
Being Autistic is a nightmare (sometimes, actually, a lot of the time). This isn’t because being Autistic is inherently good or bad,…