Sex ed for Autistic people usually emphasizes compliance with neurotypical expectations, not self-advocacy—which pains me, as a survivor.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
On PDA: There are a lot of reasons someone would resist doing something, and it's often more complex than it appears on the surface.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
T.C. Waisman, Monique Botha, and Wenn Lawson—three deeply compassionate autistic experts—on navigating the world while autistic.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Believe in us! Please don’t assess our potential based entirely on our outward behavior or what we may not be able to say verbally.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Diane J. Wright, founder of Autastic.com, talked with us about her advocacy—including shaping the stories of autistic PoC in popular media.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
After I was late diagnosed with autism, I am now being the ‘real’ me—and not the person the people in my life thought I was.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
"I have to be realistic about the community I am nurturing in, for my children & for the parents that I help, as a Black autistic woman."| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
How can autistic people cope, when their passions or special interests become irretrievably flawed, or get canceled?| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
When it comes to autism treatments, parents new to autism need to work past their fear & confusion, & embrace their critical reasoning skills.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
AutINSAR is a much-needed discussion between autistic people and autism researchers about priorities in autism research.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
TC Waisman says, "When I show up in a room, I'm Black first. That's what people see. They don’t see the invisible disabilities right away."| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
The new cuts and push for disabled people to work terrifies me. Will autistic people be forced to hide their disability to keep their job?| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
You may know that ABA is a questionable therapy. But since not every parent can avoid ABA, what can those parents do to protect their kids?| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Here are some great kidlit books with autistic representation. There are many more that could be included—but these are some of my favorites.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
When other people take choices away from us autistics, it can make us believe we are useless and destroy our confidence.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
It's important to avoid infantilising your teen or adult autistic offspring, meaning treating them as though they will always be a child.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
All the Noise at Once tackles so many issues with such care and thought, including racism, classism, and class segregation.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
