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Recent content by Huytonwoman

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    Barber helps young autistic boy afraid of having his hair cut.

    And he hugs the barber. Well done! You have learned to pass as NT. Now welcome to a lifetime of being congratulated when you deny your true nature and people-please till you are exhausted. How heartwarming when we autistics bend over backwards to please other people. I am unfollowing this site...
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    Barber helps young autistic boy afraid of having his hair cut.

    Wow! One NT treats one autistic decently, and the NTs scream with self-congratulation. Meanwhile we struggle every single day of our lives, and we get told we still aren't good enough. Sick to death of seeing this story. Ableism 101.
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    No Friends or Family

    I have no friends or family. This is a very big issue for me. When I call helplines in the worst loneliness, it's always the same: "Are you sure you don't have any family?" They make me feel like I'm just being sulky and refusing to speak to my relatives. But I have none. I have a couple of...
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    Full moon effect on autistic individuals.

    I too have no time for pseudoscience. It isn't harmless. It starts with pleasing though groundless assumptions and ends with chelation and giving kids bleach enemas to "cure" autism. I think we need to stick entirely to the proven. Otherwise - "What's wrong with giving kids bleach? A friend of a...
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