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Below, autistic people explain what it's like being them, how they want to be treated and what value they bring to society — give them a read, and share them with someone who might appreciate ...
Engaging in special interests can bring autistic people great joy [24] [25] and many autistic people spend large amounts of time engaged in their special interest. [26] In adults, engaging with special interests has been shown to have positive outcomes for mental health, [27] self-esteem, [28] and can be used to manage stress.
Autism Women's Network. ISBN 978-0-99750-450-7. [19] Asasumasu, Kassiane (2021). "What Your Daughter Deserves: Love, Safety, and the Truth". In Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network (ed.). Sincerely, Your Autistic Child: What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew About Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity. Beacon Press. pp. 21– 26.
The Autistic Brothers (2018) is a non-fiction novel written by a high-functioning autistic individual about his relationship with his low-functioning autistic brother. This book challenges several myths about autism. [18] [19] Love on the Spectrum (2019–2021) an Australian reality television show that follows people on the autism spectrum as ...
That's massively scary because suddenly you have to trust a whole new bunch of people. There is a part-time college I hope they can go to but it's a huge unknown and there will be big decisions to ...
Some researchers have estimated that upward of 90% of autistic youth have overlapping conditions like anxiety, depression or ADHD. Many have suffered alarming levels of trauma.
There are many autism-related events and celebrations; including World Autism Awareness Day, Autism Sunday and Autistic Pride Day, and notable people have spoken about being autistic or are thought to be or have been autistic. Autism is diagnosed more frequently in males than in females.
Stories from those with a variety of symptoms and ages show other ways that autistic people have found enjoyable, healthy, and meaningful lives. The concept of neurodiversity, that differences in cognition are not necessarily pathological and offer strengths as well as weaknesses, is an important theme throughout the book.