View transcripts of past chats on this topic here: July 28, 2015, August 9, 2015, March 5, 2017, and April 5, 2020. , and September 25, 2020. Questions: Q1: What do the ideas of sexuality and/or love mean to you? (Or asexuality, if asexual?) #AutChat Q2: To what extent is your sexuality-or-not connected to your […]
Author: theoriesofminds
Support and accommodations for higher education
View transcripts of past chats on this topic: Feb 19, 2017, Jul 1, 2018. and May 23, 2021. This #AutChat is about accommodations and support for higher education. Former higher ed students, please feel free to share your experiences too. #AutChat Questions: Q1: What supports or accommodations have you used, if any? Have they been […]
Master list of #AutChat topics
#AutChat is a Twitter hashtag and weekly scheduled chat for autistic and similarly neurodivergent people. Here are all our past chat topics. Most pages include links to archived chats. You can learn more about #AutChat here. Self-acceptance: Self-acceptance Internalized ableism and shame Daily life: Driving and transit Finances Clothing Cooking and also cooking and […]
Memory
View past chat on this topic: February 12, 2017, September 22, 2019, and March 27, 2022. Today’s #AutChat is about memory. There are different kinds of memory: remembering facts, remembering how to do things, remembering things that have happened, remembering what you need to do later, working memory (holding things in your mind all at […]
Scripts
View past chats on this topic: February 5, 2017, July 14, 2019, and December 12, 2021. Scripts are pre-planned things to say that help you communicate or get through social situations. For example, you might come up with scripts for small-talk, explaining symptoms to a doctor, or excusing yourself from a situation. #AutChat Q1: Do […]
Therapies for adults
View transcripts of past chats on this topic: January 22, 2017, May 10, 2020, and September 18, 2022. Today’s #AutChat is on therapies for adults, using a broad definition of “therapy”. “Therapy” could mean any kind of psychotherapy, or occupational therapy, or some other kind of therapy. #AutChat Questions: Q1: Have you had therapy as […]