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Masking and Mental Health Implications » NeuroClastic

WEBMasking and Mental Health Implications. Here is a harsh reality — there are elevated rates of mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety among autistic people (Cage & Troxell …

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How Can Autism Affect Your Health

WEBDecember 2, 2019. A statistic about autism that is genuinely astonishing – and not in a good way – is the average life expectancy. For people with ‘mild autism’ (a misnomer: ‘ability …

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Directory of Specialists Diagnosing Autism (ASD) in Adults

WEBKelly Rueffer Psychology. 153 Huron Street, Stratford, Ontario N5A 5S9. 519-949-2855. Email: [email protected]. [Recommender’s Comments: I was just diagnosed as a …

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Misdiagnosis and mistreatment of autistics in the mental health …

WEBAnother important measure to mitigate misdiagnosis and mistreatment is service user involvement. Policy should always be guided by the experience of the …

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Autism and Going to the Doctor: How it feels from the inside

WEBMany thanks! We need more articles like this, documenting autistic experiences with accessing healthcare services. From my work with the healthcare …

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Recently Diagnosed as Autistic and Realizing My Own Prejudice

WEBI did obtain my Masters and work full time, but continue to experience periods of burnout and flare-ups in my health conditions. I still struggle to identify my limitations, …

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I am a disillusioned BCBA: Autistics are right about ABA

WEBNeuroClastic · I am a disillusioned BCBA: Autistics are right about ABA. Editor’s note: As an publication, we have been critical of ABA therapy for autistic …

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The Failings of the Mental Health System for Autistic Women

WEBThe mental health system often fails autistic women due to misdiagnosis, inadequate support, and lack of understanding of their unique challenges. Ignoring their …

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The Crossroads of Being Autistic and Queer » NeuroClastic

WEBCurrently, coming out as nonbinary and coming out as autistic gives me similar potential outcomes – confusion, assumptions, and/or disbelief. And the difficulty …

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Universities are switching to online learning—and I’m worried for

WEBAdd in some budget cuts, a forced upheaval of their lifestyle and teaching structure, and professors’ own pandemic-related mental health struggles, and you’ve …

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Suicide Prevention: the Autistic Occupation Edition

WEBThis is a form of self-efficacy which is another protective factor in suicide prevention. Healthy autistic occupations are essential for #actuallyautistic suicide …

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Aspergese 101: On Taking Things Literally and Mind Blindness

WEB1. Aspies are not “mind blind,” and they do have a common language. They can intuit each other quite easily. 2. Aspies are much more complicated than just “taking …

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Darkest Before Dawn: Autism, Ableism, and the Rise of the

WEBAutism is, after all, widely portrayed as a health crisis of epidemic proportions by the mainstream media and this interpretation leaves little room for competing …

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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy & Autism: An Empowering Set of Skills

WEBAugust 23, 2019. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a form of therapy meant to help vulnerable people to empower themselves. Developed by Marsha Linehan to treat …

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Nurturing ecologies of care, healing, and wellbeing

WEBTo achieve levels of care, healing, and wellbeing that allow humans to feel alive, and part of an ecology of care, requires us to collectively apply our capacity for …

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Neuroception 101: How the mindbody scans and adapts for

WEBBy A.M. August 5, 2021. Neuroception describes the neurophysiological ability to scan an environment for safety or danger. When people metaphorically speak about having a …

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Is It Trauma or Autism

WEBResearch indicates that autism has strong connections with PTSD in two important ways. There’s an increased risk of social trauma from bullying, abuse, and …

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15 Life Hacks for PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)

WEB15 Life Hacks for PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) By differentnotdeficient. December 6, 2019. Editor’s update from Terra Vance and Richard …

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“We will both die here.” The Neurodiversity Community Has Lost …

WEBAny stress can have a catastrophic effect on my health. Adrenal insufficiency is the worst disease to combine with stress, and myasthenia gravis doesn’t …

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Work Hard and Catch Up: Patterns in a Neurodivergent Career

WEBAutism. Work Hard and Catch Up: Patterns in a Neurodivergent Career. I applied for a job that offered to pay a certain rate. They replied back offering me a …

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Why We Need Diverse Autism Representations in Media

WEBThat’s why we need multiple different characters so that some can be stereotypical and others can branch out. Because realistic representation of autism has …

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Decolonising education » NeuroClastic

WEBThe April NeurodiVerse Days of Solidarity catalysed a range of conversations, with many threads weaving through the topic of education. Several topics resulted in in …

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