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"Triad of Distinction"
How I Made Autism Make Sense
a Three part introduction to The Autistic Triad of Distinction - a freamework for making sense of and taking back control of our autistic lives.
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I'm Quinn and I'm autistic.
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I was diagnosed in the 1980s, before the autism spectrum was even listed in the diagnostic manuals, so I've been watching, learning and building a picture of what being autistic means for over 40 years.
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Autistamatic is where I share what I've learned in the hope that others might find it comforting and maybe even useful in making their lives easier to live and more intuitive to understand.
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Autistic life doesn't have to be a big mystery if people only take the time to listen.
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Featured videos
How Does Autistic Empathy Work?
How Do You Make Sense of Meltdowns?
Some people still cling to the idea that there's something "wrong" with autistic empathy or even that we just don't "do empathy" at all. We know better now, but how is the autistic expression of empathy different?
Meltdowns & shutdowns are tangible reactions to measurable stimuli, but how do you measure or predict them?
The BEST Tip for Parents of Autistic Kids
Autistic Is The New Normal
What is the single most powerful change an parent can make on learning that their child is autistic?
What if autism was the norm? If the autistic mind was the majority model, making us the "neurotypicals" of the world, how would our scientists and charities look upon those people born without autistic traits?