An Autistic’s Vision for Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy

• By: Sam Farmer Neurodiversity Community Self-Advocate, Writer, Author, and Public Speaker
• October 2nd, 2023
• acceptance, actually autistic, clinical community, communication, emotional distress, Fall 2023 Issue, identity-first language, neurodivergence, neurodiversity community, reform, self-advocacy, self-esteem, societal expectations, therapy, unmasking
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As a neurodiversity community self-advocate, I have come across far too many stories of emotional distress and trauma in connection with neurodivergent individuals' lived behavioral therapy experiences. I understand where they're coming from and I empathize. As a late-identified autistic, I, like...

Call Me Autistic: A Soft Correction for Those Still Using Person-First Language

• By: Becca Lory Hector, CAS, BCCS Autism and Neurodiversity Researcher/Consultant/Speaker/Author/Advocate Evolving Skye, LLC
• January 1st, 2021
• actually autistic, identity-first language, labels, language, person-first language, respect, winter 2021 issue
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I want to tell you about the woman I am named after, my Great Aunt Betty. I never met Betty, but I got to hear about her whenever I asked where my name came from. Betty was apparently a sassy lady who, like me, despised her full name and went by her nickname, Betty. The “big” family secret...