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"Challenging behaviour" and autistic people. A Twitter thread by Ann Memmott, @AnnMemmott, from 8th October 2018, blogged with permission. Autism. Challenging Behaviour. A thread. I see a lot of people writing about 'challenging behaviour' from autistic people. Autism does not cause any 'challenging behaviour'. Let me explain what I mean by this.... 3:50 PM - …
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Airports – a rant An airport is a bad place to be if you are autistic. The bright lights, the constant bombardment with announcements, the garish displays from duty-free stalls whose bold colours clash with the blandness of the rest of the building. And you are stuck there. They are up there visually with churches …
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Blessed be Your name On the road marked with suffering Though there's pain in the offering Blessed be Your name1 Blessed be your name in the road marked with suffering Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 14 October 2018 A tired day at church. Linda and I had arrived home at 2.30am after holidaying on the …
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Stimming Stimming is a repetitive behaviour done mostly by people with autism, but not exclusively. It is short for self-stimulating behaviour and is stereotypical in people with autism. It is a repetitive behaviour which helps calm us down while at the same time probably irritating the hell out of you. It is characterised by flapping …
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Autistics: A spectrum within a spectrum within a spectrum. Autism has in the past been known by a number of different names under the umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD. The first spectrum Autism Disorder has been known for a long time where the autistic person has severe problems with communication and social interaction. …
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