Messages from autistic people
Some messages from autistic people, including some autistic adults and a Padlet Board full of messages from other young people
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7 July 2023
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Spiky Profiles
‘Spiky profile’ is a term you’ve perhaps not heard of before. You’d be forgiven for thinking it has something to do with hedgehogs posing for
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7 July 2023
Famous Autistic People
Autistic people are just as capable of achieving great success as non-autistic people and have done so in a wide variety of activities. From acting
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7 July 2023
Special Interests
Some autistic people don’t like the term ‘special’ because it feels patronising, so intense or deep interests may be a more accurate way to explain
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7 July 2023
Positives of Autism
Autistic people are often described in terms of deficits and by the things we can’t do or struggle with. The weird thing is EVERYBODY struggles
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7 July 2023
5 Top Tips for Autistic Happiness
Although being autistic can come with some additional challenges, this does not mean you can’t be happy! As with any emotion, happiness is something that
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7 July 2023
How to lean into your strengths
Maybe you are really good at making stories and universes in your head, or maybe you really like and are good with numbers or facts.
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7 July 2023
Monotropism
Monotropism is a processing style, or way of thinking. Monotropic people tend to focus strongly on a small number of things at a time, and
Autism Understood
7 July 2023