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Reality: A disorder of the brain present at or shortly after birth that makes socializing more difficult. People with autism appear to be socially awkward and tend to get overwhelmed easily (See "Sensory Overload). As tempting as it may be to poke fun at them, that is exactly what you SHOULDN'T do. All they want to be validated and understood by other people.
Being a disorder that affects the brain, there is no way to "fix" autism. But we don't need to. You can still live a normal, possibly highly successful life with autism. Many famous scientists were autistic, and even some singers such as Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane were autistic.
Reality: A disorder of the brain present at or shortly after birth that makes socializing more difficult. People with autism appear to be socially awkward and tend to get overwhelmed easily (See "Sensory Overload). As tempting as it may be to poke fun at them, that is exactly what you SHOULDN'T do. All they want to be validated and understood by other people.
Being a disorder that affects the brain, there is no way to "fix" autism. But we don't need to. You can still live a normal, possibly highly successful life with autism. Many famous scientists were autistic, and even some singers such as Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane were autistic.
The only people who can understand autism are those who have autism.
April 2 is Autism Awareness Day in the US. Wear blue to show your support!
April 2 is Autism Awareness Day in the US. Wear blue to show your support!
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I don't know why, but Bethany sets off my autistic radar, I wouldn't be surprised if she said something racist
by Sosilly26 June 22, 2022
Get the Autistic radar mug.the state, quality, or an instance of being artistic. the person is not necessarily to have gained art training or claimed him/herself as an artist to have a life of artisticity.
1. the weird guy seems to be artistic, but i guess his artisticity is not that high.
2. the man has been written more than 3,600 short dialogues for the last 12 years, "one coffee, one short dialogue" is his everyday practice and he is going to publish a book with an illustrator for that soon. i believe his life is full of artisticity.
2. the man has been written more than 3,600 short dialogues for the last 12 years, "one coffee, one short dialogue" is his everyday practice and he is going to publish a book with an illustrator for that soon. i believe his life is full of artisticity.
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