Tag: autistic spaces

• The Barriers of Neurotypical Social Spaces

  Loud environments are settings that I’ve always struggled with. I remember as a child that I would hide under tables at restaurants and parties. One of the clears sign as a child that I was Autistic but I was not identified as this until years later. As a young adult, I started to join nights…

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  20th Sep 2022

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• Autistic Joy

  When people think of ‘autism’ or Autistic people, there’s one word that likely comes to mind: distress. We have been viewed as people who have a ‘disorder’ or ‘deficits’ in communication and interactions, per the outdated claims of the diagnostic criteria. Many clinicians will only diagnose Autistic people who are displaying or experiencing some kind…

  scottwn

  10th Sep 2022

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• Podcast: Autism With a Pinch of SaLT

  This past week I was a guest on the Autism With a Pinch of SaLT podcast. This podcast is hosted by Hayley, who is a fantastic new Speech and Language Therapist with a focus on Neurodivergent affirming practices. I had a great time chatting to Hayley about my Autistic journey so far and we also…

  scottwn

  5th Sep 2022

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• Embrace Autistic Culture

  Culture is not something that tends to be associated with Autistic people. We have been pathologised and dehumanised since groups of Autistic people were first recognised over a hundred years ago. Our society is still rooted in the pathology paradigm which views Autistic people as being disordered or that we need parents and non-autistic people…

  scottwn

  26th Aug 2022

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• Being in an Autistic Space

  Living in a neurotypical dominant world is a very complicated experience for Autistic people. It is one which also unfortunately inflicts a great deal of trauma on us. The world is filled with unspoken rules that we are apparently missing the book of. There are social norms that aren’t compatible with our neurology. I remember…

  scottwn

  13th Aug 2022

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