#AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Raymaker and colleaguesJournal: Autism in AdulthoodPublished: 2020Title: “Having all of your internal resources exhausted beyond measure and being left with no clean-up crew”: Defining Autistic Burnout.Burnout• Chronic Exhaustion• Loss of Skills• Reduced Tolerance to StimuliBurnoutAutistic burnout is a syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic life stress and a mismatch ofContinue reading “Burnout”
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Common Questions: Which type of autism makes you smart?
(Did you know that we are not-for-profit? So when you donate, all of your donation goes straight back into the work we do for the Nottinghamshire autistic community! You can donate here: https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/16400#!/DonationDetails Common Questions Which type of autism makes you smart? Complex question!* The simple answer is: autism doesn’t impact intelligence. Autistic people spanContinue reading “Common Questions: Which type of autism makes you smart?”
Resources
Blog masterpost: https://anautismobserver.wordpress.com/ Autistic Black/Indigenous/People of Color & Latinx Advocates to follow: https://www.facebook.com/…/a.389117…/455211958412541/… Blogs by non-speaking writers: https://mitchellslifewithautism.com/https://faithhopeloveautism.blogspot.com/ Creative expression: https://the-art-of-autism.com/ News & Resources: http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/ Accessible Academia: http://www.facebook.com/autisticnottingham/photos/ 1/4 Understanding AutismI want to learn about autismVia free, online resourcesWhere should I go? Great question! the answer is…#ActuallyAutistic BloggersWhen you read blogs by people who are autistic,Continue reading “Resources”
Spiderweb Thoughts
1/4dolphin thoughtsPart 2: Spider thoughtsI have so many thoughts, all the time.Previously, I described them like a logical string, one to the next. But that’s not completely accurate…Perhaps they are less like dolphin thoughts, forming little pods, a few of which come to the surface to be verbalised. Perhaps they are more like spiderweb thoughts,Continue reading “Spiderweb Thoughts”
Bereavement: Dealing with Loss as an Autistic Adult
Bereavement:Dealing with loss as an autistic adult. Topics we’ll cover:How will I feel?How should I act?How do I conceptualise death?What happens after a death?Who can help me? TerminologyBereavement: the state of loss, having experienced a lossPhysical loss: the loss of something you can touch, like a person or animalAsbtract loss: the loss of something whichContinue reading “Bereavement: Dealing with Loss as an Autistic Adult”
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