HeyJaredTJ from Nigh Functioning Autism
I help caregivers and professionals build intuition about autism so they can make correct, affirming care decisions and address problems as they arise.
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Push Back! (opens the original)
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I often hear from impatient parents and pressured-to-gain-results SLPs and educators that they haven't seen results yet. Sometimes, this is where they give up and leave that particular method and try something else. Or worse, they give up on communication altogether. Then, they type away in my comments, “some people really can't communicate and never will”… OR some variation of that bull****.You can't be serious, telling me this when you or a professional that has worked with your loved one almo
Access to Communication is the Bare MINIMUM (opens the original)
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I get called a lot of things on these social media platforms. The one I understand the least is when people say I am being toxically positive for what I deem is the basic of basicities. The absolute bare minimum we can give and expect from a fellow human: Communication.How is something so basic to beings, not just humans, be considered as toxic. I also don't understand the positive part. There's nothing negative or positive inherently about communicating. However, there are only negatives with N
Autism and Developmental Disability Needs Its Own Medical Specialty (opens the original)
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It’s really exhausting having to wait for each cog in the wheel to make a final decision on my medications, testing, and diagnoses. Each wants to know what the other will say about my care, and I have to make three appointments together instead of one to ensure proper coordination. It is a weird place to be in because I have gone the route of getting the education and field experience to go through the medical school process. What I learned along the way is that there is so very little training
What Autistic People Can Do in Their Future (opens the original)
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"Hey. Don't ever let somebody tell you that you can't do something. Not even me. All right?" - Will Smith's character to his son in 'The Pursuit of Happyness'.Respectfully, it’s not up to you to decide what they can or cannot do in the future: no matter what you have decided in your mind some years ago, no matter what you have evidence of over all these years, or what some doctor or therapist told you.Again, with all due respect for all of you, and I have a wealth of unlimited respect for fellow
Are you Autistic? What to ask for as an adult being late-diagnosed (opens the original)
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What to ask potential assessors How many adults have you evaluated? And diagnosed?Do you feel that autism is over-diagnosed or an epidemic?What do you feel about the neurodiversity framework?Do you follow any Autistic adults on social media? Who are they?Do you continue to take learning opportunities from people with lived experience?How familiar are you with disability culture and history?<
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