Posts by newtsoda@wandering.shop
 (DIR) Post #APOhPzqXagzjHKrs80 by newtsoda@wandering.shop
       2022-11-08T11:12:35Z
       
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       There has been a lot of research about autistics over the years, but this one really took the cake! 🍰Find out what happened when researchers attempted to compare the moral compass of autistic and non-autistic people... (1/2)#actuallyautistic #autism #neurodivergence #comic #art #MastoArt
       
 (DIR) Post #APOhQGfT37EpRuoljE by newtsoda@wandering.shop
       2022-11-08T11:15:10Z
       
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       The research was fundamentally flawed and should not be used as evidence that one group is better than the other. It does, however, highlight the problem of biased research that stigmatises everything about us.
       
 (DIR) Post #APbliEUEwVbcI1KuGG by newtsoda@wandering.shop
       2022-11-11T14:33:10Z
       
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       CW: Ableism"Autistic people don't have empathy!""Do autistic people even have emotions?!'...Sound familiar? Let's talk about one of the most prevalent and hurtful misconceptions surrounding autism... (1/2)#actuallyautistic #autism #neurodivergence #comic #art #MastoArt
       
 (DIR) Post #APbliLbEUuMILjf5dI by newtsoda@wandering.shop
       2022-11-11T14:36:16Z
       
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       CW: Ableism(2/2)#actuallyautistic #autism #neurodivergence #comic #art #MastoArt
       
 (DIR) Post #APbliVZpOzB1IH56pc by newtsoda@wandering.shop
       2022-11-11T14:51:43Z
       
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       I wasn't aware there was a button for content warnings--thanks to everyone for pointing it out 😊
       
 (DIR) Post #APyAQQNYj3V7DRlRVw by newtsoda@wandering.shop
       2022-11-25T15:03:54Z
       
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       Less than 20% of autistic adults are in full-time employment. Many of us drop out of the workforce after just a few years. Why is that?Let's talk about Autistic Burnout!#ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Neurodivergence #MastoArt #Comic #Comics
       
 (DIR) Post #AQ6Up7WDXOUGJDXxRY by newtsoda@wandering.shop
       2022-11-28T15:07:38Z
       
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       “Halfway”This is the first autism comic I ever created. It ends on a negative note because I was trying to convey some of the frustration and hurt I was feeling at the time, but I still firmly believe that we can learn to meet each other halfway.(The imagery is more abstract in this comic, so I had a lot of fun getting creative and dramatic in the image captions, hehe.)#ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Neurodivergence #MastoArt #Comic #Comics
       
 (DIR) Post #AQA7mPFddBqc7iMuUi by newtsoda@wandering.shop
       2022-12-01T12:02:48Z
       
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       ABA therapy, a therapy still predominantly used for autistic children in the USA and other countries to this day, was created by the same man who invented gay conversion therapy. What does that tell you?#Art #MastoArt #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #ConversionTherapy #ABA #LGBTQ
       
 (DIR) Post #AQA7mRps1S1C8fKsFM by newtsoda@wandering.shop
       2022-12-01T12:03:38Z
       
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       I predict there will be a handful of people in my comments who are pro ABA, possibly even a couple autistic people. But here are the facts: survivors of ABA who grew up to reach their 30s and above have come out to collectively speak of the psychological abuse and trauma it caused.
       
 (DIR) Post #AQA7mYjONvznWbMIca by newtsoda@wandering.shop
       2022-12-01T12:04:40Z
       
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       The therapy is often carried out by NTs who mean well but don't understand the damage they're causing. Autism is not an illness that can be trained away, it's a neurotype. All ABA does is teach children to mask their autism, which leads to serious mental health issues & autistic burnout later in life.Look at the fundamental teachings at the core of ABA—Lovaas described autistics as *non persons*. How can that form a healthy basis for a therapy designed to apparently help us?
       
 (DIR) Post #AQA7mkj7mkuajFKFs0 by newtsoda@wandering.shop
       2022-12-01T12:07:15Z
       
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       And don't even get me started on the financial chokehold ABA has in the USA!I figured out that I was autistic when I was working as a paraprofessional doing “compliance training” with autistic children. I got my official diagnosis two years later, and to this day the processes I witnessed do not sit right with me, though I do understand that everyone in the department genuinely cared for the children they worked with and thought they were doing the right thing.
       
 (DIR) Post #AQA7n08UUj7CWGJDzU by newtsoda@wandering.shop
       2022-12-01T12:07:45Z
       
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       I don't blame practitioners if they are willing to listen to autistic voices and accept that it's time to ban ABA, which is essentially conversion therapy.I will not be engaging with anyone pro ABA in the comments.