TO BE AUTISTIC IS TO BE MISUNDERSTOOD. Let’s talk about the reasons behind being misunderstood and the trauma that comes along with it. The three main points that I touch on are the double empathy problem, nonverbal communication, and communication trauma. I hope that by sharing my experiences, people feel less alone in theirs!
Simon and Ezra are Autistic, and they stim. Stimming can help regulate what they are experiencing.
Many highly successful people, including the likes of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Bill Gates, have been included on lists of famous people with autism (though they were never diagnosed). What exactly is autism? How is it different from Asperger’s syndrome? What is internalized ableism, and what is neurodiversity? This is what we’ll talk about today.
