Most autistic people, despite everything, actually like being autistic.
Not all, of course. But most of us.
And I don’t just mean ‘making peace with it’.
I mean: it's bound up with who we are.
A thread 🧵
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#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
I'm sending this to those I thought might be interested, you among them, I hope that's alright!
I've just been guest on the podcast that hosted an eminent autism researcher, of the old school - Uta Frith.
Here's my podcast episode:
On substack (but I think anyone can listen to it):
https://neurosense.substack.com/p/why-we-need-to-reframe-autism-with
On Apple podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lets-talk-neurosense-the-psychology-of-neurodiversity/id1883007944
On Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/19fSshl0XkXqiKPCp3uyzO?si=gDBCV9koQHKqvEMHqrZJnw&t=2249
Pass it on if you like it.
Comments can be made on the Substack version, & very welcome! ☺️
In the fourth episode of Let’s Talk Neurosense, we talked to Katy Elphinstone, autistic advocate, researcher and author of How to Raise Happy Neurofabulous Children: A Parent’s Guide.
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