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 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation   Topic: Article by Autistic somewhat critical of Neurodiversity

ledger4479
Posted: 07 Jun 2016, 6:27 pm 

Replies: 13
Views: 1,202
Definitely thought provoking. I once saw someone once ask why there wasn't a movement in the ADHD community that supported neurodiversity like there is in the autistic community. And, someone else pointed out that a lot of ADHD people actively and willingly receive medication to lessen the blow of A...

 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation   Topic: Neurotribes and Neurodiversity

ledger4479
Posted: 07 Jun 2016, 4:24 pm 

Replies: 0
Views: 786
Ok. There is a lot of specialized vocabulary in any one group. Inthe autistic circle, we have stimming and spoons and so on. Some words come from the doctors that have watched over us. Other words come directly from the community. Like, " neurodiversity ." This word was made in the autisti...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Autistic Pride

ledger4479
 Post subject: Re: Autistic Pride
Posted: 13 May 2016, 9:55 pm 

Replies: 25
Views: 1,699
I have a hard time understanding "pride" related to Autism. Maybe anger. I've had so much trouble all of my life connecting with people. I desire normal social interaction, to say the right thing, to be able to show my girlfriend that I love her. I've tried everything but it is impossible...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Autistic Pride

ledger4479
 Post subject: Autistic Pride
Posted: 13 May 2016, 5:41 pm 

Replies: 25
Views: 1,699
Autistic Pride Day (June 18) is coming. So, I'd like to ask, what does autistic pride mean to you? The first thing that pops into my mind is that autistic pride is stimming happily, openly, and unapologetically. This is just a small part of pride, but it's something that I definitely have trouble wi...
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