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Category: Myths and Misconceptions

Autism in Media Rain Man Got a Bad Rap
Advocacy, Myths and Misconceptions

Autism in Media: Rain Man Got a Bad Rap

July 25, 2019

Welcome back to my Autism in Media series!  This is it, ladies and gentlemen, this is the big one.  Today I’m tackling 1988’s Rain Man, that scourge of autistic people everywhere who get asked if they can count cards and other such nonsense.  I was dreading […]

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Everyone Should Know About the Ridiculous Origins of MMS
Advocacy, Myths and Misconceptions

Everyone Should Know About the Ridiculous Origins of MMS

July 22, 2019

I wasn’t going to talk about any of this on this blog at all, because it’s horrible and doesn’t help other autistic people, which is my purpose here.  But Robert Evans at Behind the Bastards just dedicated two episodes to the history and use of MMS (Miracle Mineral […]

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Autism in Media: "A Test for Living"
Myths and Misconceptions

Autism in Media: “A Test for Living”

June 17, 2019

Autism has been mentioned and shown in media for much longer than we’ve had a solid understanding of the condition.  I’ve decided to look through some of these depictions of autism in media chronologically, to see how things have changed.  I hope to find some […]

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How we cope is not what we experience
Autistic Adulthood, Coping, Living in the NT World, Myths and Misconceptions

Our Coping Methods Are Not Our Experiences

April 8, 2019

I recently heard a story from another autistic person regarding an experience in a CPR class.  The NT instructor, not knowing any of the adult students there were autistic, said the following:  “When typical people walk into a room they see all the chairs and the lights.  When an […]

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What's wrong with Autism Speaks?
Advocacy, Myths and Misconceptions

What’s Wrong With Autism Speaks?

March 25, 2019

As probably the most well-known autism “advocacy” group in America, it’s understandable that parents or adults facing a new diagnosis might go to Autism Speaks for information and assistance.  But if you spend any time in the autistic community, you’ll soon find out that they […]

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Autistic people have sex - autistic people enjoy sexual relationships too
Autistic Adulthood, Myths and Misconceptions

Autistic Adults Have Sex!

March 19, 2019

Gasp and clutch your pearls, NTs, because I’m about to say something that may shock you.  Autistic adults have sex.  On purpose, and with consent.  And we enjoy it.  Some of us have a lot of sex.  Some of us have more sex than you.  […]

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Young woman in graduation cap and gown facing away toward a group of graduates
Autistic Adulthood, Myths and Misconceptions

Autistic Kids Grow Up To Be Autistic Adults

March 17, 2019

Autism is mostly thought of in terms of children, and it’s certainly important for autistic kids to get the attention and interventions that will help them function at their best in the world.  But in all the hype about early interventions and IEPs and therapies, […]

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Autistic people are capable of empathy - autistic empathy
Myths and Misconceptions

“Autistic Empath” Is Not a Contradiction

March 14, 2019

Let’s get one thing straight real quick.    “Autistic Empath” is NOT a contradiction.  Pop culture stereotypes have reduced autistic people to a robotic caricature, devoid of both emotion and empathy, and that is simply not true.  Like other people, we range from normal levels of […]

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