Why Do So Many Autistic People Flap Our Hands?

Maxfield Sparrowunstrangemind.com[image: rainbow colored hands in silhouette, upraised and reaching out with joy.]The saying goes, “if you’ve met one Autistic person, you’ve met one Autistic person.” That was really hammered home for me today as I watched...

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Parents, Do Not Infantilise Your Teenage and Adult Disabled Children

Finn Gardinerexpectedly.orgPhoto © G_Jewels | Flickr / Creative Commons[Image: Black infant in a wooden high chair,being spoon-fed by an off-camera adult.]If you’re a parent of a teenage or adult child with a disability, it’s important to avoid infantilising...

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When Autistic People Have Epilepsy

Photo © Ivo Dimitrov | Flickr / Creative Commons[image: Illustration of a human brain, in profile,made of colorful cogs in various sizes and shapes.] Maxfield Sparrowunstrangemind.com[Content note: This post discusses suicidality, mental health, and...

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Against The Autism Parent Feedback Loop of Woe

Kerima Cevikhttp://theautismwars.blogspot.com"Please try to remember that what they believe, as well as what they do and cause you to endure does not testify to your inferiority but to their inhumanity."-James BaldwinThe Fire Next TimePhoto © Kerima...

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Autism and Psychiatric Medication: Caution Advised

Photo © RoseFireRising | Flickr / Creative Commons[image: Mandala made out of different colored and shaped pills, on a dark blue background.]Kit Meadkpagination.wordpress.com[Note: This post discusses anxiety, medications, and chemical restraints. It...

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INSAR 2018: Autism and Suicidality Special Interest Group (SIG)

Sarah Cassidy's INSAR 2018 SIG on autism and suicidality brought ~60 autistic people and autism researchers and professionals to discuss research on, and factors underlying and mitigating, suicidality in autistic people—as well as next steps for researchers.The...

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Coffee helps teams work together

Source:  Lmt-lssCoffee helps teams work togetherCaffeine makes people more positive by making them more alertGood teamwork begins with a cup of coffee for everyone, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people gave more positive reviews...

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The Death of Fossil Fuels: An Economic Disaster?

Credit: © Andrey Burmakin / Fotolia  Oil pumps (stock image).New research suggests that the prospects of the fossil-fuelindustry are not bright, and that its demise may haveprofound economic and geopolitical consequences. As a rule, I don't...

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