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Autism and Trauma: The Link Between

    Trauma, events that becomes so painful and scary, it goes beyond our coping abilities and into the category of trauma symptoms and/or trauma and stress-related disorders like PTSD. However, like other humans, Autistic people also face trauma, along with the rest of the adversity that they go through as well. However, it tends to be a little more than the average human sometimes, whether by our own, another disabled person, or a neurotypical. So, for today's topic, let's discuss the traumas that Autistic may possibly go through.    First off, What is Trauma?  Trauma can be any event that, like mentioned before, was so scary and painful that you start experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms; whether it's full-on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, aka. PTSD. Although, your trauma, if you have it, can turn so complex, you experience another diagnosis, like C-PTSD, Complex-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This is trauma disorder is like PTSD, where you meet the ...

Ableism towards Autistic people is increasing, Here's why: An Autistic Woman's explanation

      As some of you may know, I am an Autistic woman and I know the last thing anyone wants to hear or talk about is politics, especially Identity politics. However, from looking on social media and watching political content from Libertarians and Non-radical Conservatives like me. I have seen that there is some ableism going around in many hurtful ways. And the culprit? People on left, who go on social media apps like Tik Tok, Instagram, etc., amongst people, who think they are "loving" and "tolerant" when they really are not. What they are really doing is increasing the ableism towards Autism by making it a fashion trend, affirming delusion, sexualizing Autistic Adults and children, Eugenics, etc. Along with people on the Radical Right, who do not understand what Autism is and believing the myths. So, now, I am sure you will ask, what are you referring to? I'm glad you asked, so let me explain.  What is Ableism?  Ableism is discrimination and prejudice agains...