I thought I was past the point of doctors implying that my issues were all in my head, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this is exactly what the new doctor thought. He likely assumed that I had diagnosed myself with all sorts of trendy internet things, of which autism was but one...
doctors and consultants and educators think makes autistic people disabled. Please. Don’t get me started. But alas, my diatribe about that wouldn’t be properly understood by those folks, just as an arrangement of red flowers amid a splash of greens is not going to have much appeal to ...
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It did not occur to me back then that the error here was mine. Like the doctors, like everyone else, I was pathologizing Nat rather than seeing him as just Nat. I understand that I had to think that way somewhat, not because he was very different, but because as ...
When she refused appropriate medical treatment from doctors in the three hospitals she took Alex to, it was hate. When she demanded that Alex be treated with dangerous non-medicinal approaches, it was hate. When she signed authorizations for the hospitals to keep a very distressed Alex in a ...
As an#ActuallyAutisticwoman who has had many such work-world difficulties, this answer resonates with me.#AutINSAR — Carol Greenburg (@Aspieadvocate)May 2, 2019 I see different levels of needed research: 1) long term (10+years) for therapy (drug and behavioral/support) development; 2) im...
"The doctors said it was unlikely Ben would ever walk and talk," Jackson says. There is a commotion at the front door. Jackson goes into the hall. "Hello you!" She's chatting to someone - there's giggling and laughing, and a child's voice screeching. Jackson falls into the room,...