Note: DO NOT use resources that are created by folks who DO NOT have autism. DO NOT use resources that are created by parents of autistic kids. DO NOT use organizations that are run by folks who DO NOT have autism.
Written Stuff
Websites
- Embrace Autism – a site about autism, research, and diagnosis BY people who have autism
- Spectrum News – a source of news and expert opinion on autism research
- AASPIRE – Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education
- Participatory Autism Research Collective – a community for people who want to promote autistic involvement in autism research
Articles
- How a therapy once seen as a victory for autistic kids has come under fire as abuse on WHYY.org
- People with autism have a ‘different sense of self,’ study finds on Newsweek
- Autistic body language is not always communication on NeuroClastic
- Self-Diagnosis-Friendly Resources and Communities from the UW Autism Center
TikTok Videos
The autism spectrum
- “Functioning” labels vs. “support needs” labels by @soundoftheforest (watch here or on TikTok)
- “Functioning” labels vs. “support needs” labels by @soundoftheforest (watch here or on TikTok)
- Autism is fairly new by @neurospicycircus (watch here or on TikTok)
- Hans Asperger was a Nazi by @online1roomschoolhouse (watch here or on TikTok)
- Subtle autism presentations by @nd_psych (watch here or on TikTok)
- The problem of separating out categories of autism by @autisticsunmasked (watch here or on TikTok)
- Proprioception, exteroception, interoception, etc. by @shannoncollinsphoto (watch here or on TikTok)
- Being told what level of support I have by @headstrongadventure (watch here or on TikTok)
The autistic brain
- Autistic brains do less synaptic pruning by @itsabigaillea (watch here or on TikTok)
- The function of rest in neurodivergent bodies by @drkimberlydouglass (watch here or on TikTok)
- Amount of information autistic brains produce at rest by @thunderfeather (watch here or on TikTok)
- Theory of mind by @fernwinter (watch here or on TikTok)
- Autistic inertia by @realsamanthaedwards (watch here or on TikTok)
- Bottom-up thinking by @patloller (watch here or on TikTok)
- Imaging of autistic brain vs NT brain by @neuroqueercoach (watch here or on TikTok)
The DSM & online questionnaires
- RAADS-R and what ASD folks score vs. what NT folks score by @danabanafofana (watch here or on TikTok)
- Identifying traits of autism vs diagnostic criteria by @reberrabon_bon (watch here or on TikTok)
- CPTSD mimics autism traits by @reberrabon_bon (watch here or on TikTok)
Self-diagnosis
- What people THINK self-diagnosing autism is vs. what it ACTUALLY by @wonder_art (watch here or on TikTok)
- Why self-diagnosis is valid by @neurodominos (watch here or on TikTok)
- Most people who self-diagnose turn out to be actually autistic by @katelethargy (watch here or on TikTok)
- University of Washington Autism Center on self-diagnosis by @rogueneuron (watch here or on TikTok)
- Increase in prevalence of autism (via analogy of ADHD) by @thisroughbeast (watch here or on TikTok)
- Impact of using accommodations after self-diagnosis by @autizzyskrr (watch here or on TikTok)
- Lack of resources for self-diagnosed adults by @deconstructing.neuro (watch here or on TikTok)
- Lack of resources for self-diagnosed adults by @danabanafofana (watch here or on TikTok)
Autism research & prevalence
- Prevalence of ableism in autism research by @catieosaurus (watch here or on TikTok)
- Prevalence of autism by @dreadfulrebel (watch here or on TikTok)
Late diagnosis (in adulthood)
- Processing distress after adult diagnosis by @beckiejbrown (watch here or on TikTok)
- Grief around late diagnosis by @katelethargy (watch here or on TikTok)
- Recontextualizing after late diagnosis by @katelethargy (watch here or on TikTok)
Masking & unmasking
- The unmasking movement can leave out a lot of autistic people by @neurodominos (watch here or on TikTok)
- How the unmasking movement frames masking by @neurodominos (watch here or on TikTok)
- Difference between masking vs not masking by @katelethargy (watch here or on TikTok)
- Exclusion of autistic children resulting in masking by @roobichu (watch here or on TikTok)
- Eye contact by @jenna.friends (watch here or on TikTok)
- Impact of masking on health by @vivalachris_ (watch here or on TikTok)
- Feeling disabled after unmasking by @greciasmall (watch here or on TikTok)
- Being asked to unmask by @genericartdad (watch here or on TikTok)
- Reflections on unmasking by @maybeitsmemaybeitsautism (watch here or on TikTok)
Co-occurring conditions & disability
- What other conditions co-occur with ASD by @emergencydopamine (watch here or on TikTok)
- Disabled people need equity not equality by @crutches_and_spice (watch here or on TikTok)
- Every form of marginalization leads to disability by @crutches_and_spice (watch here or on TikTok)
- Disability and inspiration by @crutches_and_spice (watch here or on TikTok)
Giftedness
- The “gifted” label is a worker label by @drkimberlydouglass (watch here or on TikTok)
- “Gifted” kid burnout and neurodivergence by @autistictherapistlibby (watch here or on TikTok)
- Gifted children’s experience of gaslighting by @laurenellman (watch here or on TikTok)
Disclosing
- The challenges of disclosing by @neurodominos (watch here or on TikTok)
- Three reasons it’s hard to explain why you think you’re autistic by @megmoxie (watch here or on TikTok)
- Difference in treatment before and after disclosing by by @aprilsyrup (watch here or on TikTok)
Meltdowns & burnout
- Difference between a tantrum and an autistic meltdown by @purpleellaandcoco (watch here or on TikTok)
- Burning out at work by @mindfully_abundant (watch here or on TikTok)
- What is happening in the nervous system during a meltdown by @jeremyandrewdavis (watch here or on TikTok)
- Why exposure isn’t effective to deal with burnout by @genericartdad (watch here or on TikTok)
- Unemployment in autistic adults by @iangregoryhill (watch here or on TikTok)
- Why autistic unemployment increases with education by @bbiiirdbphd (watch here or on TikTok)
Communication & invalidation
- Fear of being misunderstood by @neurodominos (watch here or on TikTok)
- Verbal shutdowns (called “going nonverbal” here) aren’t always the “inability to speak” by @the_velvet_underground (watch here or on TikTok)
- The Double Empathy Problem by @megmoxie (watch here or on TikTok)
- Clear and direct communication by @borderlimepie (watch here or on TikTok)
- Social cues vs nonverbal communication by @the_clover_wylds (watch here or on TikTok)
- Social cues vs nonverbal communication by @couchesarecool (watch here or on TikTok)
- Experiencing NT folks as being illogical by @alina.gene (watch here or on TikTok)
- Autistic vs allistic language differences by @kami_orange (watch here or on TikTok)
- Autistic language hypothesis by @kami_orange (watch here or on TikTok)
- Asking for accommodations with loved ones by @kitt.rampant (watch here or on TikTok)
- Roles and motives by @notactuallyleonidas (watch here or on TikTok)
- Direct communication by @kaelynn_vp (watch here or on TikTok)
- Neurotypical communication via vibes by @kairosval (watch here or on TikTok)
Gender
- Autistic disconnect to gender by @neurodominos (watch here or on TikTok)