Anyone who is even vaguely familiar with the addiction recovery community will likely have come across the twelve-step program in one form or another. Alcoholics anonymous, cocaine anonymous, narcotics anonymous,Continue reading “Limits of the traditional twelve-step program for autistic folk”
Category Archives: Autistic Wellbeing
ABA: A symbol of fear
Over the years many wonderful and brilliant advocates and activists have spoken out against Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) and why the compliance-based therapy is harmful to autistics, but why doContinue reading “ABA: A symbol of fear”
Disclosing your neurotype: My battle with authenticity in a world filled with stigma
“Every time someone steps up and says who they are, the world becomes a better, more interesting place” Captain Raymond Holt, Brooklyn Nine-Nine I try to live my life beingContinue reading “Disclosing your neurotype: My battle with authenticity in a world filled with stigma”
Fighting the void: What is autistic burnout?
In the online autistic community, it is not uncommon to hear about something called “burnout”. This phenomenon is, sadly, quite common, and probably a result of trying to exist inContinue reading “Fighting the void: What is autistic burnout?”
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