Mostly Nonverbal shutterstock.com Many autistic people with nonverbal autism are sub-grouped with LFA, “categorized by learning at most one word or having minimal verbal language.” Sef was very much on this side of the spectrum, and his parents worried that he would be the target of bullyi...
because sadly I see it across the internet already from a small (but harmful) minority of people: the argument that “the autism and neurodiversity movements are just a load of undiagnosed pretenders hijacking autism advocacy”.
#AutINSARchat just started. I’m going to quote-tweet any questions I answer, because it does my head in when people just post ‘A1:’ (or, worse, ‘Q1:’) with no easy way to find what they’re answering. Oh yeah, top research priorities. (1) Anxiety (2) Sleep (3) Loneliness...
Many autistic people think on what I call a “factual” basis. This is why interruption is non-existent in the autistic relationship even though autistic people frequently interrupt. Similarly, exchanging information for the sake of exchanging information can sometimes offend neurotypical people because ...
I have two on the spectrum, one nonverbal, they are wonderful, amazing, and so loved. Yes sometimes I see posts and I can’t believe people are sharing them (like poop smearing pics) but at the same time, I think this is a journey for all of us and we need to treat each other...
It is also important to understand what tablets don't do. Many people think a tablet will solve all their problems for an autistic child, but in many cases it can't. A tablet is great for teaching a child how to be more social or to practice how to communicate in ways that others ...
"It is hard to be autistic because no one understands me. People look at me and assume I am dumb because I can't speak." There are experts and skeptics who believe that nonverbal people like Carly are incapable of thinking or writing. ...
Talk about appropriate/inappropriate ways that people express interest in each other. Give specific age appropriate verbal and nonverbal examples. Talk about how to say no and what to do if someone doesn’t take “no” seriously. Explain what flirting is. Give age appropriate examples ...
The autistic meltdown was going to happen. And happen it did.” 'OLD TOWN ROAD' SPARKS BREAKTHROUGH WHEN MOSTLY NONVERBAL AUTISTIC BOY SINGS ALONG, MOM SAYS As everyone was attempting to exit the ride, Ralph's mother says he collapsed and began hyperventilating and struggling to breathe. At...
Twenty-four relatively high-functioning subjects with autism were compared to typically developing children who had been selected to be similar to the autistic subjects in terms of nonverbal mental age and language level. All subjects were presented with a series of three tasks designed to assess ...