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Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism
One of the aspects of being Autistic that most readily identifies us to others is just how unusual and socially transgressive we can be.
Devon Price • Unmasking for Life: The Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically
Autistic children and adults alike are encouraged to start conversations with other people, to ensure they are being fair toward others, to share things with other people, to think from another person’s point of view, and to put a great deal of effort into mind reading another person’s interests and emotions. Where do the Autistic person’s interest
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Autistic individuals are less likely to conform, in part because conformity feels less gratifying and comforting to them than to other people. Autists’ inbuilt resistance to peer pressure and authority, combined with their outsider status and precise language, allows them to notice and describe society’s flaws better than those comfortably immersed... See more