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Actually Autistic. 9,483 likes · 7 talking about this. A welcoming community for Autistic people and other neurodiverse people. Education about Autism, Neurodiversity and more.

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When you learn about autism from the Actually Autistic community, you're often learning from speaking autistic adults without significant communication barriers or movement disability. While those narratives are critically important, you really don't understand autism without understanding movement differences and how those impact individuals.

https://themighty.com/topic/autism-spectrum-disorder/actually-autistic-instagram/
The actually autistic community does some of the most important autism advocacy work on the internet. The community is a force for social justice and a great place to find others who "get it." Mighty contributor Jessica Chen outlined just how valuable it is to follow, listen to and learn from the actually autistic community in her article

https://www.romper.com/p/what-actuallyautistic-people-want-you-to-know-about-autism-mommies-on-the-internet-7863758
Actually, it's been brewing a long time, but the non-autistic world — well, we weren't paying attention. ... that's really disturbing to the 16-year-old kid who was the subject of the mommy

https://www.verywellhealth.com/autism-instagram-accounts-5120708
Even two autistic people in the same family can have very different experiences. While there is plenty of research about autism and many experts on the subject, "actually autistic" people are often the best sources of information, tips, and the rich narratives that represent what autism is in a way a textbook never could.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-forgotten-women/202303/the-new-language-of-autism
Online influencers and communities of actually autistic adults are building a new community and language that people with autism can relate to. Women with autism, in particular, struggle to find

https://autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/about-autism/
Autism is a developmental disability that affects how we experience the world around us. Autistic people are an important part of the world. Autism is a normal part of life, and makes us who we are. Autism has always existed. Autistic people are born autistic and we will be autistic our whole lives. Autism can be diagnosed by a doctor, but you

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/actually-autistic/id1456955008
Intense World Theory. The Intense World Theory is a hypothetical model of Autism that posits that Autistic traits are the result of heightened sensory sensitivity and that different Autistics have different sensitivities. Fun and informative interviews and stories featuring fascinating Autistics who do cool stuff.

https://www.watch.psu.edu/actuallyautistic/
Understanding Autism through the Actually Autistic Lens. This is a unique event, specifically designed, developed, and facilitated by autistic speakers. You will have the opportunity to hear from experts and advocates through the lens of #actuallyautistic adults.

https://www.dbrl.org/adults/actuallyautistic-april-is-autism-acceptance-month
There is currently a paradigm shift happening in the autism community to center people with the hashtag #ActuallyAutistic. In their new book "I Will Die on This Hill," Meghan Ashburn and Jules Edwards try to reconcile the community of parents and friends of children with autism with the "actually autistic" community of autistic adults

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-actually-autistic-guide-elora-dodd/1144941556
To combat this, The Actually Autistic Guide has been carefully crafted by autistics for autistics in order to enable community members to conquer daily challenges head on. Authors Elora Dodd, whose social media account buzzing with anecdotes from her experiences as a neurodivergent has acquired six hundred thousand followers, and her fellow

https://www.yourtango.com/self/signs-youre-on-autism-spectrum
You prefer to be alone. While they may be totally friendly, at the end of the day, someone with autism may prefer their own company to that of anyone else's. They aren't anti-social; rather

https://www.self.com/story/adult-autism-signs
Having a little hobby is a good thing, but people with autism tend to get really, really wrapped up in them. Maybe you deep-dive into niche topics—say, the latest cult docuseries on Netflix or

https://autismspectrumnews.org/this-is-what-autistiphobia-looks-like-why-autistic-advocacy-matters/
Codeswitching. Camouflaging. Adaptive morphing. Masking, while Autists can and do choose to do so consciously, is often an unconscious trauma response. The practice causes Autistic burnout, mental health problems, self-spite, and identity loss, while teaching the allistics around us that their comfort matters most.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20151006-its-time-we-dispelled-these-myths-about-autism
Here are four of the most damaging myths about autism that are desperately in need of debunking: Myth #1: Autism used to be rare, but now it's common. Online forums for parents are plastered

https://theconversation.com/like-many-women-i-didnt-know-i-was-autistic-until-adulthood-how-late-diagnosis-can-hurt-mental-health-and-self-image-212561
Undiagnosed autism can lead to mental health struggles. Rocketclips, Inc./Shutterstock. Across research studies, we late-diagnosed autistics are that societal subgroup with a history of academic

https://themighty.com/topic/autism-spectrum-disorder/atypical-cast-autistic-peer-group-actors/
The lack of actually autistic actors and crew members on set of the Netflix series "Atypical" has been a point of contention since the series began in 2017. Behind the scenes, one acting studio and several of its talented students on the spectrum, helped move forward the show's inclusion of actually autistic cast members.

https://autism-advocacy.fandom.com/wiki/ActuallyAutistic
ActuallyAutistic. #ActuallyAutistic is a hashtag used by the autistic community. The #autism hashtag lost support amongst autistic people since it was dominated by friends or family of autistic people to the exclusion of autistic people themselves, and often featured hateful remarks about autism, pictures of autistic people posted without their

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Actually Autistic: All About Women 2023. Nearly 80% of autistic women are mis- or un-diagnosed - but every day we're learning more about this disability. Join our panellists to hear what it's actually like to be autistic. We live in a society that is only just beginning to recognise neurodivergence in women and non-binary people.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AutismInWomen/comments/1do2g5b/really_sick_of_existing_like_this/
An Autistic Community that is centered around women, afabs, nb, queer, trans, and others that are not cis men. ... always on edge operating expensive equipment, especially outside, its really exhausting. The worst is damage to flats. I accidentally hit a wall so hard once because i was trying to shake off some snow i put a hole through the

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a61158971/autism-friendship/
Of course, the autistic friend didn't want to cancel (and was probably really looking forward to the hangout), but they needed to look after themselves and their wellbeing. The allistic friend

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/highly-sensitive-and-autistic-women-often-a-hidden-world/id1599432904?i=1000656552889
Therapist Julie Bjelland says "the reason we call it hidden is because many of the things that we experience as autistic women are in fact things that are internal, that are not actually seen by other people. "So I want to share some of those things. One of the things is this high intelligence and

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/pennsylvania-state-police-unveil-info-card-for-people-with-autism/ar-BB1oOFGq
The organization offers programming for people of all abilities to learn life skills and become integrated members of society. "We try to do this for people with autism like me, as I am actually

https://medium.com/artfullyautistic/the-best-actuallyautistic-creators-on-tiktok-3e83e1484781
For no deliberate reason, I follow very few other Brits on TikTok, making Ella the only English person on this list, though I'm sure there are many great Autistic British creators. Ella is an

https://www.watch.psu.edu/actuallyautistic/day-one/let-them-be-autistic-kids.html
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM. Reframe Your Language, Reframe Your Practice: Autonomous Over Independent. 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM. Destigmatizing Stimming: Understanding & Embracing Autistic Self-Regulation. 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM. Forget Behavior: Understanding Autistic Cognition. 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM. Autistic Representation in Media. Meet the Speakers.

https://medium.com/invisible-illness/how-to-know-if-youre-autistic-644ea6050596
Some autistic traits described by an Actually Autistic Adult. Step one: learn from the experiences of actually autistic people. Spoiler alert: If you clicked this article, have been wondering if

https://medium.com/artfullyautistic/so-you-think-youre-autistic-now-what-a-guide-by-an-autistic-9b1976a08083
Autistic advocacy groups can be political advocacy spaces, but they can also be social spaces. Consider joining one and seeing how it goes. Continue thinking about your autism. This is optional

https://www.tiktok.com/@sensorystoriesbynicole/video/7383723938121289006
For an autistic person, there might only be 1 in 10,000 people they can become friends with. Which makes developing meaningful friendships a bit like finding a needle in a haystack for autistic people. The needle is there... we just have to look REALLY hard for it... and sometimes, no matter how hard we look, we can't find it.

https://medium.com/artfullyautistic/11-surprisingly-obvious-signs-that-im-actually-autistic-182884978224
Unfortunately, this is a common experience amongst autistic women where up to 80% of autistic women are often misdiagnosed with borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder, and, more