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My Species

  • by graham1off
  • Posted on February 6, 2019February 6, 2019

I am a 50 year old man. I have two states: fully engaged in my…

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  • Empathy

What’s in a Word: Asperger’s and Hate Groups, or the Cassandras

  • by Terra Vance
  • Posted on January 24, 2019January 30, 2019

An expose on active hate groups targeting autistics. The Cassandras are usually partners of men they suspect to have Asperger’s but who are not diagnosed.

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  • Careers

What’s in a Word: Asperger’s and Employers – A Case Study

  • by Terra Vance
  • Posted on January 5, 2019January 8, 2019

A case study demonstrating how communication differences can cause conflict in the workplace.

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  • Careers

What’s in a Word: Asperger’s and Employers

  • by Terra Vance
  • Posted on January 2, 2019January 2, 2019

Employers unwittingly stifle the talent and capacity of their neurodiverse employees.

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  • Careers

What’s in a Word: Asperger’s and the APA

  • by Terra Vance
  • Posted on December 30, 2018December 30, 2018

Few words in behavioral science come with more controversy and contention than Asperger’s. This series…

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  • Communication

Unintended Ableism: On Calling Men “Creepy”

  • by Terra Vance
  • Posted on December 10, 2018December 10, 2018

Unintentional ableism against people with invisible diagnoses is a common problem. Learn how it affects people and how to avoid it.

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  • Careers

Aspie Mishaps and Misunderstandings Examined: At Work – “Do I really have to be ‘that’ literal and direct with you?”

  • by Shelly Willoughby
  • Posted on November 24, 2018December 1, 2018

Have you ever heard a seemingly successful and ‘high-functioning’ Aspie try to explain how exhausting…

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  • Experiences

On Asperger’s and Communication

  • by bneal89
  • Posted on November 19, 2018

Communication is complicated.  The average person communicates not only with their words, but with body…

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  • Empathy

Isolation & Self-Help After an Autism Diagnosis

  • by leonardoyeates
  • Posted on November 18, 2018November 19, 2018

I have lived my life as an Autistic. I only found out aged 46. I…

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  • Experiences

A Funhouse of Horrors: 8 Ways Asperger’s, OCD, Dyslexia, Sensory Processing Disorder, & Synesthesia Intersect

  • by Terra Vance
  • Posted on November 14, 2018November 14, 2018

The wires in my brain seem to be configured by some elaborate practical joke.  There…

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  • Empathy

Part 5: My Personal Journey Through this Empathy Series

  • by Terra Vance
  • Posted on November 10, 2018November 12, 2018

This thought experiment has been profound in helping me to understand some of the differences…

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  • Experiences

Shutdowns

  • by Spectrum Hacks
  • Posted on November 7, 2018November 12, 2018

Before I was diagnosed and was made aware of what shutdowns were, they always troubled…

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  • Empathy

Part 4: Empathy & Philosophy – Different Perspectives

  • by Terra Vance
  • Posted on November 6, 2018November 12, 2018

If you’ve followed this series to date, thank you for your readership.  We at the…

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  • Empathy

Bad Poetry, a Mask, & Truth

  • by Guerilla Aspie
  • Posted on October 24, 2018November 12, 2018

Trigger warning: this one is dark Content warning: bad poetry Fifteen years ago, I wrote…

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  • Information

Aspie Job Interview Tactics: Going in Unmasked

  • by Spectrum Hacks
  • Posted on October 20, 2018November 12, 2018

Job interview tactics from Spectrum Hacks on Vimeo. I did my best but the room…

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  • Education

Neurotypical Advocacy & Allies of People on the Spectrum

  • by Terra Vance
  • Posted on October 9, 2018November 15, 2018

In the world of autism advocacy, it is rarely the autistic voices which are pioneered…

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  • Experiences

Aspergese 101: On Taking Things Literally and Mind Blindness

  • by Terra Vance
  • Posted on September 29, 2018November 15, 2018

No, we don’t take everything literally.

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  • Diagnostics

Allism Spectrum Disorders: A Parody

  • by Terra Vance
  • Posted on September 23, 2018November 15, 2018

In prevailing literature, people on the autism spectrum have all of their traits, their behaviors,…

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Family Response to Autism Diagnosis

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Part 5: My Personal Journey Through this Empathy Series

A Funhouse of Horrors: 8 Ways Asperger’s, OCD, Dyslexia, Sensory Processing Disorder, & Synesthesia Intersect

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