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Masking means lying, and we neurodivergents suck at that.

Mar 19

Non-autistic professionals commonly believe in something they call “autistic masking.” They say that individuals with autism learn to mask or hide their…

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Mar 18

How do you break free from your Neurotypical privilege?Watch now (52 sec) | Cultivate compassion-three feet at a time (the distance of our hearts’ electromagnetic energy field).

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Mar 15

The myth of the overgrown autistic prefrontal cortex

Mar 15

Meanwhile, the ADA has never included people on the spectrum of whom, 80-90% are not employed and holding college degrees

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Feb 25

A study of autistic and non-autistic brains found that no two autistic neurologies were alike enough to fit any category or grouping. All the…

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Feb 24

What is bukiminotani?Watch now (2 min) | In the 70s, Japanese roboticist, Dr. Mori, made the observation that the affinity people feel toward humanoid robots disappears when…

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Feb 24

And use Bukiminotani, the original expression coined by Japanese roboticist, Dr. Masahiro Mori, as tribute to him

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Feb 24

Spectrum Confessions

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