Tag: autism myths and stereotypes
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Autistic person or person with autism?
What language do most folks on the spectrum prefer? Identity first (autistic person) or person first (person with autism)?
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Common tool for diagnosing autism only identifies 1 in 5 autistic children
This finding challenges universal autism screening in toddlers, suggests many autistic children are not being diagnosed.
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Why do some autistic people seem self-absorbed?
A common and sometimes unspoken myth about autistic individuals is that they are self-absorbed. Here, we talk about three possible origins of this myth.
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Common misdiagnoses given to undiagnosed autistic women
Before being diagnosed as autistic, many women go decades with the wrong diagnoses.
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The deficit model of autism
Historically, our understanding of autism has been based on a deficit model. See why this is a problem.
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What is the Female Autism Phenotype?
Here’s the real reason why women and girls fail to get diagnosed with autism.
The Other Autism 