This is the 5th of 12 sessions in Penn State University’s autism conference Understanding Autism through the Actually Autistic Lens. It was live-streamed on October 20, 2021.
View the original video from Penn State University.
4 minute read - The autistic community prefers identity-first language over person-first language. Learn what this means and why it's important. Read more.
8 minute read - Planned Ignoring, or attention extinction, is an abusive technique recommended by Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for autism treatment. Read more.
1 minute read - Check out this hilariously relatable skit about autistic self-diagnosis by April (@AprilSyrup) on TikTok with the caption, "having access to getting diagnosed by a professional is a privilege" Read more.
7 minute read - Learn about angry and violent meltdowns and the techniques I use to get our family through them safely. Read more.
