#AutismMyths – Self-Directed Learning & Neurodiversity

Autism Does NOT Cause Divorce!

Few things make this #ProudMom of a #HappilyAutistic and #ProudlyPDA #LittleHuman see red quicker than #AutismParents. In this series, I take on the #AutismLies they are spreading. Beginning with…#Autism Does NOT Cause #Divorce.

Autism & Violence – The Truth

I am worried about a recent article on #Autism and #Violence that had the support of #NAS and #BBC. Worried not for other parents but for the #ActuallyAutistic. Please read to discover the #Truth about #meltdowns.

Myth Buster Friday #10

Never invited to parties? Always melting down? No one to play with? Yes, maybe true of some on the Autistic Spectrum. But not all. With #support and an #enabling #environment, PanKwake is a real #PartyAnimal.

Myth Buster Friday #7

The lonely, isolated young person without a single friend is one of the biggest #AutismMyths. PanKwake is certainly not that prototype at all. But #neurodivergence calls into question many things we believe about the concept of introversion…and extroversion.

Myth Buster Friday #6

Autism is a LIFELONG brain difference that affects all areas of life…including #Relationships. But that does not mean #ActuallyAutistic adults cannot have successful ones. Today’s #AutismMyth busting is a guest blog by an #Neurodivergent young woman who knows. Welcome…#NeuroRebel to our #HomeCrazzyHome

Myth Buster Friday #4

Obsession? Repetitive? Restrictive? Or an evolutionary advantage and specialization? What is the difference? We explore that in this #AutismMyth Buster Friday.