View past chats on this topic: April 21, 2019 and October 10, 2021. A1: Did learning you were autistic or similarly neurodivergent change how you thought of yourself? Of other people? #AutChat A2: Has how you thought of yourself or other people continued to change over time? #AutChat A3: Has your self-concept changed for other […]

View past chats on this topic: April 7, 2019 and April 17, 2022. This #AutChat is about Autism Acceptance Month (which is this month—April). Autism Acceptance Month was started in 2011 by Paula Durbin-Westby as a response to harmful and insufficient autism awareness campaigns. https://www.autismacceptancemonth.com/about/ #AutChat Q1: Do you do anything in particular to celebrate […]

View past chats on this topic: February 17, 2019 and September 12, 2021. Today’s #AutChat is about shutdowns. Shutdowns are sometimes described like meltdowns, but turned inward: instead of a visible response, it becomes harder to respond. Q1: Do you have shutdowns? What is a shutdown like for you? #AutChat Q2: What triggers a shutdown […]