Apparently it's autism awareness month-weird to me as I'll still be autistic next month,but here are a few things I've learned since my late diagnosis (Nov '21,age 49):
We have MANY more neurons than neurotypical folk bc synaptic pruning didn't really happen when we were tiny...
In the 2022 EUCAP survey, 92.2% of the people who'd received ABA therapy were against its use.
It's time to ban nonconsensual ABA therapy.
#BanABA#ABAisAbuse#BCBA#BehaviorAnalyst
@adhdjesse Not a prepay but all my fruits are frozen and I just stick to berries. Apples last forever if you store them in the fridge. I get the veggies that last forever like cabbage and carrots.
Hey Calgary drivers, I have some OPINIONS about the absolute tomfoolery from you that I witnessed on the roads today.
It snows every year. How do you forget to drive in snow in six months? Why does some ice mean you forget what a red and green light mean? #yyc
Meltdowns, shutdowns, irritability, outbursts... these are not "problem behaviors"... these are indications of UNMET NEEDS.
You need to figure out what's CAUSING the behavior and then address THAT.
PSA 📢
Emotional dysregulation (meltdowns, shutdowns, irritability, outbursts, depression, anxiety...) is NOT a behavior issue.
And if you treat it like one, instead of solving the problem (whatever is actually causing the behavior), you'll end up making it much worse.
if your comms director looks like this all your meetings are structured, your 1-1s are actually about you and your career progression, and you aren’t receiving emails after hours I can tell you that for free
Eugenio Derbez: y en lugar de pedir trabajo ofrecí trabajo y se me abrieron las puertas.
David Beckham: ¿Cómo se llamaba tu mamá, de qué trabajaba y dónde trabajaba?