Hello lovely followers! This page is a collection of resources to help you with your questions. These are all resources that are frequently referenced on this blog. They are broken down into categories based on the subject matter. As always, if you have any questions, send us an ask!
What is Autism? In Plain Language
Dictionary of Autism-related Concepts
Inclusive Autistic Traits
Ask an Autistic (videos about autism by an autistic)
A Self-Diagnosis Masterpost
Autism Self-Diagnosis Masterpost
A Diagnosis Checklist Masterpost (contains checklists for many neurodivergencies not just autism)
Autism Does Not Reside in a Medical Report
My Stance On Self-Diagnosis
Positively Autistic: A List of (Positive) Autistic Traits
DSM Criteria for Autism Explained
Simplified Diagnostic Criteria
ASD Paper Diagnosis vs. Self-Diagnosis
Autism vs. SzPD (follow-up)
Shutdown/Meltdown vs. Sensory Overload vs. Panic Attack
What is the differences between autism and ADD/ADHD?
Autism With a Side of ADHD
Differences between autism and ADHD
Sensory Processing Topics
What Is Sensory Processing Disorder? (video)
Understanding Sensory Processing Issues
Masterpost Sensory Differences
Sensory Sensitivities and Atypical Sensory Processing
How to Reduce Sensory Overload
Processing a Sensory Overload
Autism A-Z: I is for Interoception
Sensory Processing Disorder Resource List
What Does a Meltdown Feel Like?
“Shutdown” What It Is and What It Isn’t
Where I Go When I Shutdown
Shutdown: A Specific Type of Meltdown
Autism A-Z: M is for Meltdowns
Autistic Regression and Fluid Adaptation
“Help! I Seem to Be Getting More Autistic!”
What is Autistic Burnout?
Autism A-Z: B is for Burnout
What is Autistic Burnout? Infograph
The Naked Mechanisms of Echolalia
Echolalia: That’s What She Said
What is Alexithymia? (video)
Emotional Dysfunction: Alexithymia and ASD
What Alexithymia Feels Like for This Autistic
Hyper-Empathy In Autistic Individuals
On Emotions, Hyperempathy, and Hypersensitivity
The Intense World Syndrome- An Alternative Hypothesis for Autism
Executive Function Series
The “Joys” of Executive Dysfunction
So What Is Executive Dysfunction?
How to Live Better With Executive Dysfunction
What’s So Special About a Special Interest?
How Do I Know for Sure What My Special Interests Are?
Autism A-Z: S is for Special Interests
Stimming 101, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Stim
The High Cost of Self-Censoring (Or Why Stimming Is a Good Thing)
Autistic Rabbit (weighted blankets)
The following are people from our community who create products that are helpful for autistic people such as stim toys, communication tools, and more! Check out their shops as a way to support neurodivergent creators!
PangeaMea by Francis Mark (autism, OCD, ADHD, anxiety, depression) sells stim toys, sensory friendly clothing, noise muffling beanies and headbands, padded arm protectors, and skin picking simulators.
StimForTheWin by Exo (autism and ADHD) sells tangles and fidget cubes with silicone spikes on them for maximum stimming, communication necklaces (also with silicone spikes), and marble mazes/ donuts.
StrangerDarkerBetter by Mod Sabrina (autism, ADHD, schizoaffective, PTSD, depression, anxiety) sells visual schedules and communication cards.
PieFanArt by Pie (autistic) sells mostly plush toys, art and jewelry but also weighted plushies and scented plushies!
WagglesStudio by Dailyspeal sells stim toys
I Am Disabled: On Identity-First Versus People-First Language
I is For Identity First Language
Why I Dislike “Person First” Language
Autism A-Z: P is for Person First
Autistic In the Workplace
Autistic in the Workplace Inforgraph
Autistic in the Workplace: Autism and Interviews
Autistic in the Workplace: Change
Autistic in the Workplace: Professional Dress
Autistic in the Workplace: Hallway Conversations
Neurodiversity and Autism Acceptance
Neurodiversity: Some Basic Terms and Definitions
Autistic Pride and What You Need to Know
Welcome to the Autistic Community
A Love Letter to the Autistic Community
Defending and (Re)defining Self-Advocacy
The Social Model of Disability
Disabled Not Disordered: Autism and the Social Model
Social Model of Disability Animation (video)
Understanding Disability Models
A Social Model of Disability Analogy
What’s Wrong With Functioning Labels?
Functioning Labels Masterpost
Decoding the High Functioning Label
On Functioning and “Functioning”
F*%$ Your Functioning Labels
More Problems With Functioning Labels
Fluctuating Functionality
What’s Wrong With Autism Speaks
Why I am Against Autism Speaks (and you should be, too)
Updated Autism Speaks Masterpost
I Resign My Roles With Autism Speaks
A Few Selected Autism Speaks Quotes
How the “Autism Speaks” Charity Failed the Community It Set Out to Serve
Why I Oppose ABA as a Method of Instruction
What ABA Is Like From the Point of View of a Former Therapist
On Vaccines, Autism and Systemic Bigotry (masterpost)
Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism, but That’s Not the Point
Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism, but So What if They Did?
Everything Wrong With Vaxxed (video)
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