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Would you be interested in completing a survey on microaggressions?
Hello again – my name is Jolynn Haney. In September I posted a request asking for folks to participate in a research project on Microaggressions. Most of the research on autism has focused on children, and many studies don't directly ask the autistic person for their views (instead they ask...- c4e461
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- ableism discrimination labels microaggressions negative comments research stereotype
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- Forum: General Autism Discussion
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The Lens
I've been uncomfortable around others my entire life. Have used the camera as a barrier between others and myself. Earplugs that are blue putty like, and off camera I go. Because of something being uncomfortable doesn't mean one has to stop enjoying the life around us. It's when we deal with the...- Mike Stouffer
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- asd aspergers counselling labels meltdowns older photography trigger
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- Forum: Introduce Yourself
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Critical Thinking is Still Valued
Critical thinking is the foster child of the American Dream. I say this because most of the critical thinkers who came our way during the latter 20th Century were considered pariahs or mavericks. Maybe they were just Aspies like us? The establishment ridiculed Bill Gates when he started to...