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  1. Jenisautistic

    My intern speech (2023-2024)

  2. Jenisautistic

    Tips for a job at a school for autistics

    Hello everyone, I know it’s been a while. In June, I finished my internship. I looked for a lot of jobs and it was frustrating at first because I thought I wouldn’t find one in time for the school year. I’m now a paraprofessional. I’m trying to make other people understand that even if it...
  3. Jenisautistic

    Disability acceptance video suggestions

    Hello everyone I have decided to try to further explain and educate to my organization and make a meaning About how developmental disabilities should be respected and accepted However most of the stuff right now I could find is on autism only If anyone happens to know the video or could...
  4. N

    The Autism Enigma

    This blog is about my 11 year old child who has an official ASD diagnosis. I don't completely understand this disease. I want to hear from others with similar ASD characteristics. A history: My sweet baby was born to an alcoholic father and a dysfunctional mother (me.) As my husband was...
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  5. Jenisautistic

    Advice about writing about disability In my story

    hi everyone as you may know I made a post earlier About recording the introduction to my book after recording the introduction and looking over the story I found it just wasn’t ready yet I am writing a book and all of my characters are pretty much in seventh grade. I believe one of them is...
    • Jenisautistic
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  6. Jenisautistic

    My book the bully the bullied and the bystanders Lola and the Upstanders

    Hello let me start by saying that This is a project I’m working on for quite a while and I will add the videos in my YouTube channel Please note that this has sensitive and Some language In the story Which I will note is not in this introduction for those of you who are interested my channel...
  7. eriley74

    Hi, Aspie Writer here!!

    Hi everybody and Happy New Year, My name is Eric. I was officially diagnosed with Asperger's a few years ago. My 14 y.o. daughter was diagnosed with high-functioning autism 8 years ago with inadvertent help from her teacher, a kid fresh out of college with zero training in handling ASD...
  8. Jenisautistic

    Why is the world so ignorant and cruel to autistics and other developmental disabilities?

    Now that I found out what is possibly true that I could have a mild intellectual disability or whatever they say The level is I also have something called a language disorder Which probably explains one of my friends I’m about my inability to communicate too well except on certain occasions...
  9. Beguiling Orbit

    Credibility of an Official Diagnosis

    If a self-diagnosed Aspie wanted to have a career as an Asperger's advocate (i.e. be a writer, blogger and/or podcaster, or join the staff of an existing ASD advocacy organization or even start a new one) do you think that person would need to obtain an official diagnosis to be considered...
  10. royinpink

    Autism Women's Network 2015-10-12

    From their About page (not written by me!): The mission of the Autism Women’s Network is to provide effective supports to Autistic women and girls of all ages through a sense of community, advocacy and resources. The Autism Women’s Network is dedicated to building a supportive community for...
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