/tags/autism/ Recent bookmarks tagged #autism Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:51 +0000 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202601/what-the-world-got-wrong-about-autistic-people Prejudice is one reason decades of research got autism so wrong. Researchers measured autistic people against neurotypical expectations and called every difference a deficit. They tested empathy by measuring in-group preference and missed commitment to universal fairness. They measured creativity by counting the number of ideas and missed originality. They saw moral consistency and called it rigidity. They saw deep engagement and called it rigidity. They saw sensory richness and called it disorder.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #autism #neurodiversity #psychology</p> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:45:30 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:38186 autism neurodiversity psychology https://www.metafilter.com/211325/Melting-Spoons-and-Autistic-Burnout#8790866 It is very hard work, running a body this way. It is only automatic in that I am trained to run a series of programs given the right input, but regardless of practice it never takes less of my brain to move and sound like a human being. This is at the core of autistic burnout. It is the end result of constant hypervigilance, which of course neurotypicals can experience as well. But it is not usual for them to experience this particular kind of hypervigilance, about these things, in this way.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #autism #masking #psychology #social</p> Sun, 07 Dec 2025 23:45:42 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:38086 autism masking psychology social https://neuroclastic.com/the-identity-theory-of-autism-how-autistic-identity-is-experienced-differently/ Autistic people’s identities were derived differently, not an amalgam of social intersections, but of the intersections of their values, interests, and experiences.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #autism #identity #imported:pinboard #psychology</p> Wed, 31 May 2023 16:49:21 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:30610 autism identity imported:pinboard psychology https://neuroclastic.com/the-identity-theory-of-autism-how-autistic-identity-is-experienced-differently Autistic people’s identities were derived differently, not an amalgam of social intersections, but of the intersections of their values, interests, and experiences.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #autism #identity #psychology</p> Wed, 31 May 2023 16:49:21 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:29332 autism identity psychology http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5683671.ece <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #autism #vaccines</p> Fri, 15 May 2009 14:57:05 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:12221 autism vaccines http://www.cracked.com/blog/dont-listen-to-jenny-mccarthy "In one video, I heard her say “Contrary to scientific belief, autism is not genetic and I truly believe it is a genetic vulnerability.” You know why science never says it “truly believes” anything? Because it’s fucking science. Which isn’t to say that science is infallible, just that I respect that science won’t say that a vaccine is good for you because it “believes” in it."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #autism #jennymccarthy #science #vaccines</p> Fri, 15 May 2009 14:56:34 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:12220 autism jennymccarthy science vaccines http://youtube.com/watch?v=tA0JkJtWexE "Ashley has developped "special" abilities since her accident which has damage some important parts of her brain."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #autism #braindamage #gaming #gradius #mightbefake #mind #nifty #videos</p> Fri, 24 Nov 2006 20:51:42 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:8074 autism braindamage gaming gradius mightbefake mind nifty videos