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Priorities of autistic people

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Margot
A recent study researched 784 diagnosed autistic people about their priorities for change in...

I'M ALIIIVE!!!

UnicornSpoon
UnicornSpoon
Hi everyone! You may have noticed the forum's been a mess since Wednesday... I had a 2-day...

ADHD is under diagnosed and under treated, experts say

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Margot
Experts say ADHD is not over-diagnosed in the UK; instead, many people wait too long for...

Deep interests/Passions/Flow activites

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Rose
Hello all, I hope you are well doing well :) I just wanted to start a fun thread where we...

The prevalence of autism in women is the same as in men and is about 3%

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Margot
Females may be just as likely to be autistic as males but boys are up to four times more likely...

Feedback into study design for re-educating professionals on communication with autistic people

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Margot
Hello, Dr Elisabetta Rizzo seeks input into her participatory research about re-educating...

An autistic ... Barbie

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Margot
Mattel has launched an autistic Barbie, according to the Guardian. The doll wears a fidget...
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Autistic strengths

Margot
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I came across a few attempts to focus on strengths, but is usually doesn't get much further than attention to detail and hyper-focus. We don't normally describe having really strong arms as the key strength of wheelchair users, so why focusing on...
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Electronic Design

Thunderchild
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I spend all my time designing things electronic and trying to keep up with the need to learn the programming required. Currently I am biting my teeth on ARM based micro controllers.