Pet ownership can offer significant benefits for Autistic people. However, it’s important to assess your or your loved one’s needs and abilities before committing. The post Are You Autistic? Do You Think You Want a Pet? appeared first on THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Autistic individuals often approach communication differently from non-autistic individuals, both in how they express themselves and how they interpret others. […] The post How to Communicate Effectively and Respectfully with Autistic Individuals appeared first on Reframing Autism.| Reframing Autism
Written by Loren Snow From being called “oversensitive” to “unempathic”, it’s not unusual for Autistic individuals to be told that, […] The post Autism and Emotions: How and Why Do Autistic People Process Emotions Differently? appeared first on Reframing Autism.| Reframing Autism
As an autistic person, I have always been aware of my fellow neurokin. More than aware, acutely aware, a magnetic visceral connection pulling me towards my community. Even as a young child at primary school (unaware of my neurotype) my ‘autdar’ (was very strong and accurate), I instinctively felt the need to be near other autistic children. This makes sense being amongst our own community is integral to feelings of safety, belonging and happiness. But is it time to move beyond awareness? ...| Stimpunks Foundation
All play is ok! There is no right way to play! All play is ok! There is no right way to play! To embrace Autistic play is to embrace the theory of monotropi ...| autisticrealms.com
Explaining what it is like to be autistic to non-autistic people can be difficult. To quote Dawn Prince-Hughes (Cultural Autism Studies at Yale), being autistic is like “being human without the skin”. This can be difficult for non-autistic people to understand. Seeing and feeling the blank looks and Double Empathy Problem (Milton, 2012) at a […]| Autistic Realms
“The growing cracks in the thin veneer of our “civilised” economic and social operating model are impossible to ignore”, Jorn Bettin (2021). The double empathy problem (Milton, 2012) creates a gap of disconnect experienced between people due to misunderstood shared lived experiences. It is “a breakdown in reciprocity and mutual understanding that can happen between people […]| Autistic Realms
Top 5 Neurodivergent-Informed Strategies By Helen Edgar, Autistic Realms, June 2024. 1. Be Kind Take time to listen and be with people in meaningful ways to help bridge the Double Empathy Problem (Milton, 2012). Be embodied and listen not only to people’s words but also to their bodies and sensory systems. Be responsive to people’s […]| Autistic Realms
In this broad-ranging interview, Dr. Damian Milton & I discuss the theory of the “double empathy problem”; hyperfocus/flow state; autistic parenting; the medical versus social model of disability; the subjectivity of outcome measures; and the diverse ways in which autism itself is framed and defined. Listen to the interview at the audio link below or … Continue reading “We need much better standards of research in autism intervention”: An interview with Dr. Damian Milton| Noncompliant – the podcast