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Kelli Lynn Grey

Sep 17, 2021

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Autists Unite

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ArtfullyAutistic

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Meg Hartley

31 Things Autistic Adults Wish NTs Knew

We don’t need anyone to speak for us, we need people to LISTEN.

Sep 17, 2021

31 Things Autistic Adults Wish NTs Knew

Sep 17, 2021

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ArtfullyAutistic

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Sarah McManus MSc

We Can Make Our World Fit Around US

We don’t have to fit into a world that was not made for us in the first place.

Aug 19, 2021

We Can Make Our World Fit Around US

Aug 19, 2021

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ArtfullyAutistic

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Ines May

7 Autistic Signs Everyone Missed in Me as a Child And Teenager

#6 Meltdowns

Aug 16, 2021

7 Autistic Signs Everyone Missed in Me as a Child And Teenager

Aug 16, 2021

Jaime A. Heidel

Attention Adult Autistics: Attacking Well-Intentioned Neurotypical Parents Who Come to Us for…

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Aug 26, 2020

An angry woman with long hair staring into the camera. The lighting is red.

Aug 26, 2020

Jaime A. Heidel

Can Gaslighting Ever Be Unintentional? — One Autistic Woman’s Perspective

When you hear the word “gaslighting”, you may imagine a cruel and manipulative spouse, boss, or family member slowly and purposely driving…

Apr 7, 2021

Can Gaslighting Ever Be Unintentional? — One Autistic Woman’s Perspective

Apr 7, 2021

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Honestly Yours

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Shannon Ashley

It Felt Good to Quit Writing For a Couple of Weeks

Taking a break from the work I love might not be so terrible after all.

Aug 13, 2021

It Felt Good to Quit Writing For a Couple of Weeks

Aug 13, 2021

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Ascent Publication

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Meg Hartley

7 Benefits of My Late Autism Diagnosis

It’s about brain functionality and mental health, not “feeling special.”

Apr 6, 2021

7 Benefits of My Late Autism Diagnosis

Apr 6, 2021

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An Injustice!

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Meg Hartley

Autism Allies — We Need You, Now.

A movement called #StopTheShock is in crucial need of public support

Aug 10, 2021

Autism Allies — We Need You, Now.

Aug 10, 2021

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Invisible Illness

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*Missy*

When Galaxies Collide in the Neurodivergent Mind

Neurodiversity awareness in the form of a space story

Aug 7, 2021

When Galaxies Collide in the Neurodivergent Mind

Aug 7, 2021

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Invisible Illness

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Chelsey Flood

How to Stop Relying on Masking

Stop pretending to be a nice neurotypical woman and allow yourself to be a nice autistic person instead

May 11, 2021

How to Stop Relying on Masking

May 11, 2021

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The Unexpected Autistic Life

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Gaby Rogut

The Harm in Infantilizing Autism

Almost no one remembers autistic adults exist

Apr 4, 2021

The Harm in Infantilizing Autism

Apr 4, 2021

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Ascent Publication

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Meg Hartley

Help Autistic People by Tossing Out These 6 Toxic Norms

People don’t mean to push us down, but it happens every day.

Jun 14, 2021

Help Autistic People by Tossing Out These 6 Toxic Norms

Jun 14, 2021

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Human Parts

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Jenny Lee Corvo

I’m 36 and Just Learned I’m Autistic

After a childhood (and adulthood) spent wondering why I never quite fit in, I finally understand myself

Sep 29, 2020

I’m 36 and Just Learned I’m Autistic

Sep 29, 2020

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An Injustice!

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Meg Hartley

Why Many Autistics are Offended by Elon Musk’s Use of “Aspergers”

The term is no longer in the US’s diagnostic manual for very good reasons…which include Nazis.

May 14, 2021

Why Many Autistics are Offended by Elon Musk’s Use of “Aspergers”

May 14, 2021

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Invisible Illness

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Amy Mehta

Adult Diagnosis of Autism is Happening Every Day

Learn the signs so you can help guide others

Jun 10, 2021

Adult Diagnosis of Autism is Happening Every Day

Jun 10, 2021

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