Non binary person (They/them). Autistic and disabled. Trying to learn things. Successfully enjoying the process.
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The Office of Research here @UT_Dallas (@UTDResearch) put together this fact sheet and infographic as an introduction to some of the autism research we’re conducting in my lab. Thanks @DrAlexPiquero for choosing to highlight our work in this accessible way utd.link/autism
of autism.
ABA is a whole big issue, and there was a lot of abuse particularly when any shmuck with a Bachelors in psych could call themselves an ABA therapist and do whatever they saw fit. Now ABA therapists need to have at least a masters degree in specifically that
You're right. But the thing is, they're right too because they're going by the official diagnostic criteria. Neurodiversity views autism (quite rightly) as more than an impairment. It's a different way of being. Diagnosis has to see it as an impairment. here's why: (1/7)
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in concrete and exact terms so that it's measurable. Autism itself is hard to measure, official diagnosis, however, is measurable and so it is what WHO has to use when talking about ASD. (5/7)
I'm autistic, and prefer identity first language, but I understand why WHO is still using person first language. The guidelines for research organizations focus on person first as a blanket rule for disabilities. Changing that takes time. Identity first is new. (1/7)
in order to say things in an acceptable way. Maybe 10 years from now identity first language would be considered insulting to the community.) When those changes happen, there's always a lag in academia because there's structure, rules, guidelines on how to say things (6/7)