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Podcasts by Autistic creators

2023-01-09T02:13:40Z

Anna: Adding a podcast, adding urls.

{{Comment|For now this is just a list. Maybe we can come up with categories and organize once we have collected a bunch of podcasts.}}

* ''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06sdq0x 1800 Seconds On Autism]'', Robyn Steward and Jamie Knight, 2018-now
* ''[[21andsensory]]'', Emily, 2017-now
* ''[https://adultwithautism.podbean.com/feed.xml Adult with Autism]'', Paul Brownless, 2021-now
* ''[[Aut-Hour]]'', Sara Gibbs, 2021
* ''[https://www.coachkramer.org/podcast Managing the Smart Mind]'', Else Kramer, 2022-now
* ''[http://theautisticwoman.com Meet My Brain]'', The Autistic Woman, 2021-now
* ''[https://shows.acast.com/neurodivergent-moments Neurodivergent Moments]'', Abigoliah Schamaun & Joe Wells, 2022-now
* ''[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-thats-just-my-autism/id1571451093 Oh, That's Just My Autism]'', Melissa Tacia, 2022-now
* ''[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stim4stim/id1534519182 Stim4Stim]'', Zack Budryk & Charlie, 2020-now

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Podcasts by Autistic creators

2022-11-03T03:13:01Z

Anna: typo fix

{{Comment|For now this is just a list. Maybe we can come up with categories and organize once we have collected a bunch of podcasts.}}

* ''[[1800 Seconds On Autism]]'', Robyn Steward and Jamie Knight, 2018-now
* ''[[21andsensory]]'', Emily, 2017-now
* ''[https://adultwithautism.podbean.com/feed.xml Adult with Autism]'', Paul Brownless, 2021-now
* ''[[Aut-Hour]]'', Sara Gibbs, 2021
* ''[[Managing the Smart Mind]]'', Else Kramer, 2022-now
* ''[[Neurodivergent Moments]]'', Abigoliah Schamaun & Joe Wells, 2022-now
* ''[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-thats-just-my-autism/id1571451093 Oh, That's Just My Autism]'', Melissa Tacia, 2022-now
* ''[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stim4stim/id1534519182 Stim4Stim]'', Zack Budryk & Charlie, 2020-now

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Podcasts by Autistic creators

2022-11-03T03:12:34Z

Anna: Adding Stim4Stim

{{Comment|For now this is just a list. Maybe we can come up with categories and organize once we have collected a bunch of podcasts.}}

* ''[[1800 Seconds On Autism]]'', Robyn Steward and Jamie Knight, 2018-now
* ''[[21andsensory]]'', Emily, 2017-now
* ''[https://adultwithautism.podbean.com/feed.xml Adult with Autism]'', Paul Brownless, 2021-now
* ''[[Aut-Hour]]'', Sara Gibbs, 2021
* ''[[Managing the Smart Mind]]'', Else Kramer, 2022-now
* ''[[Neurodivergent Moments]]'', Abigoliah Schamaun & Joe Wells, 2022-now
* ''[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-thats-just-my-autism/id1571451093 Oh, That's Just My Autism]', Melissa Tacia, 2022-now
* ''[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stim4stim/id1534519182 Stim4Stim]'', Zack Budryk & Charlie, 2020-now

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Podcasts by Autistic creators

2022-11-03T03:08:37Z

Anna: Adding a podcast, resorting recent additions alphabetically.

{{Comment|For now this is just a list. Maybe we can come up with categories and organize once we have collected a bunch of podcasts.}}

* ''[[1800 Seconds On Autism]]'', Robyn Steward and Jamie Knight, 2018-now
* ''[[21andsensory]]'', Emily, 2017-now
* ''[https://adultwithautism.podbean.com/feed.xml Adult with Autism]'', Paul Brownless, 2021-now
* ''[[Aut-Hour]]'', Sara Gibbs, 2021
* ''[[Managing the Smart Mind]]'', Else Kramer, 2022-now
* ''[[Neurodivergent Moments]]'', Abigoliah Schamaun & Joe Wells, 2022-now
* ''[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-thats-just-my-autism/id1571451093 Oh, That's Just My Autism]', Melissa Tacia, 2022-now

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Autistic speech prosody

2022-09-05T03:34:24Z

Anna: Created page with "{{Comment|TODO: create page on differences in speech prosody between autistic people and neurotypicals.<ref> https://www.psypost.org/2022/08/autistic-people-demonstrate-speech-rhythm-differences-that-are-consistent-across-languages-study-finds-63769 </ref>}}"

{{Comment|TODO: create page on differences in speech prosody between autistic people and neurotypicals.<ref> https://www.psypost.org/2022/08/autistic-people-demonstrate-speech-rhythm-differences-that-are-consistent-across-languages-study-finds-63769 </ref>}}

Main Page

2022-09-05T03:32:43Z

Anna: /* Autistic verbal communication */ Adding "Autistic speed prosody"

Welcome to the '''ActuallyAutistic Wiki'''! This is a community-driven guide to all aspects of autism, allism, and helping build bridges between neurotypes. It emerged recently from the #ActuallyAutistic community on Twitter.

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== How to contribute ==

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== Terminology ==

=== General ===

* [[Autism]]
* [[Neurodiversity]]
* [[Neurodivergence]]
* [[Neurotypical]]
* [[Allism]]

* [[Executive dysfunction]]
* [[Hyperfixation]]
* [[Hyperfocus]]

* [[Infodumping]]
* [[Stimming]]

* [[Neurokin]]
* [[Neuropeer]]
* [[Identity-first language]]
* [[Person-first language]]

* [[Spoon theory]]

=== Autism specific ===

* [[Monotropism]]
* [[Inertia]]

* [[Masking]]
* [[Mirroring]]
* [[Scripting]]

* [[Meltdown]]
* [[Shutdown]]
* [[Autistic burnout]]

* [[Special interest]]
* [[Autistic joy]]
* [[Echolalia]]
* [[Parallel play]]

* [[Ritual]]
* [[Routine]]
* [[Safe foods]]

=== Other ===

* [[Augmentative and alternative communication|AAC]]
* [[Applied Behavior Analysis|Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)]]
* [[Grok]]
* [[Overlapping neurotypes|AuDHD]]
* [[Highly Sensitive Person]]
* [[Justice sensitivity]]
* [[ADHD|Kinetism (ADHD)]]
* [[Late diagnosis]]
* [[Positive Behavior Support (PBS)]] (What's that?)
* [[Rejection sensitive dysphoria]]
* [[Savant]]
* [[Miscellaneous terms]] - for similar/confusing terms and definitions that probably better in one place rather than multiple short articles

=== Outmoded terminology ===

While many autists have moved away from these terms, some continue to use them to describe their experience. Please remember that people may have complex reasons for the words they choose, and that differences in vocabulary are okay. In short, while it's important to understand how these outdated terms play to most autists, it's also not helpful to police other people's word choices.

* [[Asperger syndrome]]
* [[Functioning labels|High- and low-functioning]]
* [[On the spectrum]]
* [[Autism spectrum disorder|Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)]]

== List of Autistic traits (incomplete) ==

Not every autistic person necessarily has many of the traits listed below, but these traits do tend to show up more often in autistic people than in non-autistic people.

=== Core autistic traits ===

* [[Autistic empathy]]
* [[Sensory sensitivity|Hyper-senses & hypo-senses]]
* [[Preference for certainty]]
* [[Routine]] / [[Ritual]]
* [[Special interest|Special interests]]
* [[Stimming]]

=== Autistic nonverbal communication ===

* [[Eye contact|Eye contact avoidance]]
* [[Flat affect]]
* [[Flat facing]]
* [[Being an "old soul"]]

=== Autistic verbal communication ===

* [[Accent mimicry]]
* [[Bluntness]] [[Direct]]
* [[Selective mutism|Conditional Mutism]] [[circumstantial or situational mutism]]
* [[Difficulty lying]]
* [[Monotone voice]]
* [[Reframing]]
* [[Verbal footnoting]]
* [[Nonspeaking]]
* [[Phone calls|Phone call avoidance]]
* [[Wordplay]]
* [[name? unconsciously getting word order wrong]]
* [[Auditory processing disorder|Auditory processing difficulties]]
* [[Infodumping|Preference for infodumping]]
* [[Thinking in pictures and struggling to articulate said picture into words]]
* [[Autistic speech prosody]]

=== Gender and sexuality ===

* [[Gender]]
* [[Autigender]]
* [[Demisexuality]]
* [[Autism and LGBTQ+]]
* [[Peritiosexual]]
* [[Neuroqueer]]
* [[Xenogender]]

=== Imperatives and neurological ===

* [[Resistance to bias]]
* [[Dissociation]]
* [[Irrational fears, neurological]]
* [[Divergent stress triggers]]
* [[Divergent touch needs]]
* [[Ethical fearlessness]]
* [[Experiential recreation]]
* [[Gullibility]]
* [[Inability to intuit the "point of diminishing returns"]]
* [[Intense world theory]]
* [[Median (plurality)]]
* [[Nonlinear contradiction response]]
* [[Pattern recognition]]
* [[Preference for certainty]]
* [[Prosopagnosia]]
* [[Plurality]]
* [[Susceptibility to trauma]]
* [[Sympathetic animism]]
* [[name? Willful Sensorium Override]]

=== Familial ===

* [[Autistic relatives]]
* [[Multigenerational disability]]

=== Memory ===

* [[Atypical autobiographical and episodic memory]]
* [[Emotion memory imprinting]]
* [[Childhood amnesia]]

=== Psychological ===

* [[Cat empathy]]
* [[Empathy#Hyper-empathy|Hyper-empathy]]
* [[Empathy#Hypo-empathy|Hypo-empathy]]
* [[Preference for animation]]
* [[Preference for autistically coded characters]]
* [[Gravitate towards other neurodivergents]]
* [[Hyper-phantasia]] empathising with inanimate objects.

=== Physical ===

* [[Arthritis]]
* [[Autistic baby face]]
* [[Hypermobility]]
* [[Toe walking]]

=== Traumagenic Autistic traits ===

* [[Over-apologizing]]
* [[People pleasing]]
* [[High mortality rate]]
* [[Irrational fears, logical]]
{{Comment|(Contradiction...?) --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 18:56, 26 August 2022 (UTC)}}
{{Comment|No, they are logical fears that are irrational out of context of ND.}}
{{Comment|I think the page could be titled differently then, it sounds very ambiguous/unclear to me? --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 18:56, 26 August 2022 (UTC)}}
* [[Social anxiety]]
* [[Pathological demand avoidance/pervasive drive for autonomy]] [[extreme demand avoidance]] the combination of Autism and ADHD driving a non-stop rollercoaster ride of fight or flight responses (the autism wanting routine and the adhd wanting spontaneity) feeding the need to claw back control, reducing the brains capacity to regulate and rationalise likely resulting in crashes and observable ‘extreme reactions’ to what may be perceived as minor events. (This is what I am currently working on as part of my MA in Autism).

=== Additional Autistic traits ===

* [[Comorbid interference traits]]
* [[Overlapping Autistic traits]]

=== Comorbidities ===

* [[Bipolar disorder]]
* [[Borderline personality disorder|Borderline/EUPD]]
* [[Complex post-traumatic stress disorder|CPTSD]]
* [[Dyscalculia]]
* [[Dyslexia]]
* [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome|EDS]]
* [[Hypermobility]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[ADHD]]
* [[Obsessive-compulsive disorder|OCD]]
* [[Plurality]]
* [[Depression]]
* [[Anxiety]]

== Information and sensory processing ==

=== Information processing differences ===

* [[Aphasia]]
* [[Auditory processing disorder]]
* [[Dyslexia]]
* [[Dyspraxia]]
* [[Dyscalculia]]
* [[Dysgraphia]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[Misophonia]]
* [[Prosopagnosia]]
* [[Synesthesia]]

=== Senses ===

Many autistics have differences in their senses, such as maybe hypersensitive to sound but hyposensitive to smell. These articles should try to document examples of both types as well as potential ways to compensate.

* [[Auditory perception|Hearing]]
* [[Gastro-intestinal problems]]
* [[Interoception]]
* [[Pain]]
* [[Proprioception]]
* [[Sensory overload]]
* [[Sensory sensitivity]]
* [[Synthesthesia|Synesthesia]]
* [[Olfactory perception|Smell]]
* [[Gustatory perception|Taste]]
* [[Tactile perception|Touch]] (texture, temperature)
* [[Vestibular perception]]
* [[Visual perception|Vision]]
* [[Aural sensitivity to electronics]]

== Autistic survival guide ==

=== Allistic sociology 101 ===

* [[Ableism]]
* [[Gender]]
* [[Gossip]]
* [[Group dynamics]]
* [[Peer group]]
* [[Phatic expression]]
* [[Saving face]]
* [[Small talk]]
* [[Social power]]
* [[Social contract]]
* [[Social status]]

==== Culture-specific differences ====

* [[Ask and guess cultures]]
* [[High and low context cultures]]
* [[Peach and coconut cultures]]

=== Psychology 101 ===

* [[Alexithymia]]
* [[Anger]]
* [[Anxiety]]
* [[Defence mechanism]]
* [[Depression]]
* [[Empathy]]
* [[Imposter syndrome]]
* [[Learned helplessness]]
* [[Overthinking]]
* [[People pleasing]]
* [[Rumination]]
* [[Social anxiety]]
* [[Theory of mind]]
* [[Trauma]]
* [[Trauma bonding]]
* [[Trauma response]]

=== Neurology 101 ===

* [[Overlapping neurotypes]]

=== Communication and miscommunication ===

* [[Body language]]
* [[Common sense]]
* [[Double empathy problem]]
* [[Eye contact]]
* [[Facial expression|Facial expressions]]
* [[Getting coffee]]
* [[Literal interpretation]]
* [[Multi-channel communication]]
* [[Responding to "How are you?"]]
* [[Social cue|Social cues]]
* [[Tone of voice]]
* [[Idioms]]
* [[Implication]]

=== Office and work dynamics ===

* [[Corporate buzzwords]]
* [[HR interviews]]
* [[Job interviews]]
* [[Meetings]]
* [[Networking]]
* [[Team building / work socials]]
* [[Water cooler]]

=== Dating and relationships ===

* [[Autistic love languages]]
* [[Online dating]]
* [[Neurodivergent relationship|Neurodivergent relationships]]
* [[Neurodivergent sexuality]]

=== Accommodations and support ===

* [[Augmentative and alternative communication|AAC]]
* [[Autism passport]]
* [[Clear instructions]]
* [[Hidden disabilities sunflower]]
* [[Noise-cancelling headphones]]
* [[Support networks and organisations]]

=== Diagnostic journey ===

* [[Formal diagnosis]]
* [[Overlapping neurotypes|Multiple diagnoses]]
* [[Questioning]]
* [[Research]]
* [[Screening tools]]
* [[Self-diagnosis]]

=== Mental health ===

* [[Difficulties with mental health services]]
* [[Depression]]

== Autism "research" and "therapy" ==

Mainstream research on autism is often problematic in various ways.

* [[Autism Speaks]]
* [[Autism stereotypes]]
* [[Bias]]
* [[Deficit model]]
* [[Functioning labels]]
* [[Ethics of autism research]]
* [[History of autism]]
* [[The pathology paradigm|Pathology paradigm]]
* [[Stigma]]
* [[Applied_Behavior_Analysis|Applied behavior analysis]]
* [[Violence against Autistic people]]

== Resources ==

=== Media ===

* [[Books by Autistic authors]]
* [[Podcasts by Autistic creators]]
* [[Autistic representation in fiction]]
* [[Symbols of Autism]]

=== Social media ===

* [[Instagram]]
* [[TikTok]]
* [[Twitter]]
* [[YouTube]]

=== Autistic culture ===

* [[Autistic public figures]]
* [[Autistic artists]]
* [[Jokes about Autism]]

=== Articles and threads ===

* [[Articles]]
* [["Am I Autistic?" Guide]]
* [[Autism without trauma]]
* [[Non-derogatory DSM-5 diagnosis criteria for Autism]]
* [[Signs you might be autistic]]
* [[Accidentally open secrets regarding Autism]]

== Unsure about where to put something? Just put it here! ==

* [[Things we need good names for]]

Talk:Meta

2022-08-29T02:38:09Z

Anna: /* Signing lived experiences */ added suggestion

{{Emphasis|This talk page is intended for discussions about ActuallyAutistic Wiki itself, general questions, feedback, and suggestions.}}
{{Talk}}


== Allistic vs. Non-autistic ==

They mean the same thing, but "non-autistic" is less jargon-y and more people would understand it. In the interest of making our content accessible to autistic newcomers and to non-autistic people, should we have a preference for writing "non-autistic" over "allistic"? --[[User:AutExplorer|AutExplorer]] ([[User talk:AutExplorer|talk]]) 17:36, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

: Personally, I'd like to keep "allistic". It should be basic terminology and treated as such in my opinion. However, linking "allistic" to [[Allism]] here and there throughout the wiki would be a good idea, then people can immediately click on it if they hear it for the first time! --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 19:14, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

:: I agree. The very first instance of "allistic" could also have "(non-autistic)" next to it, in addition to being linked to [[Allism]] --[[User:Fire Eider|Fire Eider]] ([[User talk:Fire Eider|talk]]) 21:02, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

== Citing community consensus ==

How should we assert "distilled wisdom" such as ABA being harmful? (It seems important to do so, see e.g. this thread: https://twitter.com/WIRblog/status/1563002859246956544)

We could use phrases like "Many people within the autistic community agree that...", but we want to avoid "false controversies" (thanks @fochti for this phrase!) where it seems like there's disagreement on a topic when really there's broad agreement.

Much of what the #ActuallyAutistic community has done is share our experiences until we collectively distill certain things that seem broadly true to us. This is like What We Do, and it would be really valuable to share this knowledge with with new #ActuallyAutistic people and with the world at large.

We're talking about knowledge about knowledge: not just "ABA is harmful", but "There's #ActuallyAutistic consensus that ABA is harmful"

=== Special citations for asserting community consensus ===

One possibility would be to have have certain special citations:

* [community-consensus]: means there's rough community consensus within the #ActuallyAutistic community
* [community-controversy]: means there's meaningful controversy within the #ActuallyAutistic community; sizeable groups on more than one side
* [experimental-theory]: experimental theory, not yet tested and accepted or rejected by the #ActuallyAutistic community at large

Examples:
* ABA is harmful [community-consensus] [1] [2] [3]
* Most people within the #ActuallyAutistic community prefer identity-first language [community-consensus]
* Masking isn't worth it [community-controversy]
* Monotropism explains everything about autism [experimental-theory]

Tags like "[community-consensus]" could link to an explanation of what community consensus means, how knowledge is distilled within the #ActuallyAutistic community, etc.

Very open to suggestions about what the actual tags should be. For example maybe instead of [community-consensus] it should be [actuallyautistic-consensus] or [autistic-consensus] or [aa-consensus] or [our-consensus] or [consensus] or [consensus-view] or...

: I really like the idea of special citation tags --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 15:20, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

: I also like the idea of special citation tags. I'm not sure if "[actuallyautistic-consensus]" would be the best tag without some kind of clear definition of what the "actually autistic" community really is. I personally don't feel like I'm part of the community, even though I actually am autistic. Perhaps that's due to the autism, and I'm just waiting for an official initiation ritual or a proper checklist or something, but it would help me to have some definition of what the Actually Autistic community actually is, to make me feel part of it? --[[User:Anna|Anna]] ([[User talk:Anna|talk]]) 05:02, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

=== Special language for asserting community consensus ===

Alternatively we could write out certain key phrases:
* There's consensus within the #ActuallyAutistic community that ABA is harmful.
* There's consensus within the #ActuallyAutistic community that most autists within the #ActuallyAutistic community prefer identity-first language
* There's controversy within the community about whether masking is worth it
* There's an experimental theory that monotropism explains everything

Writing out the phrases feels a bit wordy, and also shoves the content of the sentence to the end. Could also be written the other way around:

* ABA is harmful, according to rough consensus within the community.
* Most people within the #ActuallyAutistic prefer identity-first language, according to rough consensus within the community.

But this still feels wordy. I think I like the special citation form.

=== Citation storms ===

Another possibility (which we could do in addition to using tags like [community-consensus]) would be to have "citation storms", where we maybe cite like 50 or 100 Twitter threads of lived experience of #ActuallyAutistic people.

But a citation storm can't stand in for something like [community-consensus] tags, because a citation storm on its own doesn't assert that there ''aren't'' other popular views within the community.

--[[User:AutExplorer|AutExplorer]] ([[User talk:AutExplorer|talk]]) 15:07, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

== Signing lived experiences ==

When writing their lived experience, should the person sign their (user)name? I understand some might not want to have their experience linked to them, so maybe the guidelines could mention that you can put your username if you wish to? I also understand that that might make the articles a bit clunky/harder to navigate --[[User:Fire Eider|Fire Eider]] ([[User talk:Fire Eider|talk]]) 16:37, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

: We were thinking about adding "Lived experience" sections where it might apply. This alone would make it clear that whatever people put there is 100% subjective. If people want to sign what they put there they can, but no pressure. Once we know how to handle this consistently and elegantly we will update the guidelines. --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 15:24, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

:: Does it make sense to define a macro for lived experiences, such that they are visually different from the rest of the text? In an article with multiple sections, it would make it a bit easier to add a lived experience in the relevant section, instead of separating it and putting it in a separate section with just lived experiences? --[[User:Anna|Anna]] ([[User talk:Anna|talk]]) 02:38, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

== Handling citations (answered) ==

How do we do citations? I tried to fix [[Overlapping neurotypes]] but I don't know if that looks right. I want some more info before I fix other pages, please

: It looks good to me --[[User:Fire Eider|Fire Eider]] ([[User talk:Fire Eider|talk]])

: For now we have this: [[Help:Style guidelines#References]] --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 15:19, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

== English (US) vs English (UK) ==

I think we need some consensus on whether people should use American English spelling or British English spelling. Whatever we're gonna use, it should be put into the style guidelines. (Yes, I always focus on the most important topics! :D) --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 22:47, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

== autistic vs Autistic ==

We need some consensus on whether we capitalise "Autistic", like "Deaf", or not; prefarably sooner than later :D What do you think? --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 22:47, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

: Personally I'm accustomed to using lowercase. If others prefer uppercase, my suggestion would be: (1) use uppercase 'A' to refer to the Autistic community as a distinct subculture, but (2) use lowercase 'a' to refer to autistic people when talking about our neurotype itself. Thus a person could be 'autistic' (the neurotype) without necessarily also being "Autistic" (participating in the Autistic community). [[User:Mona Pereth|Mona Pereth]] ([[User talk:Mona Pereth|talk]]) 15:11, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

:: That's a great suggestion! We will put some thought into that and update our style guidelines accordingly as soon as we agreed on something. Might take a while though :D --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 16:01, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

== REQUEST: make external links open in new window ==

I think the usual thing is for external links (to other sites) to open in another window/tab. I think maybe that's how it worked yesterday and it got changed. Here's the docs on how to adjust the setting: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgExternalLinkTarget
--[[User:Severian|Severian]] ([[User talk:Severian|talk]]) 01:57, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

: hmm, strange, no specifically-related settings were changed! (The default theme did change; perhaps that explains why the behavior shifted?) I checked wikipedia, and it seems that their external links *don't* open in a new window. And also looks like mediawiki by doesn't open links in a new window by default either. --[[User:AutExplorer|AutExplorer]] ([[User talk:AutExplorer|talk]]) 16:41, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

== Adding images (answered) ==

Is there a way to add images to a page? The help says to upload an image, but I don't know where to upload it to

: Yep! Here's the upload link:
[[File:Upload file link documentation.png|x150px]]
--[[User:AutExplorer|AutExplorer]] ([[User talk:AutExplorer|talk]]) 15:38, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

: Link for the lazy: [https://actuallyautistic.wiki/wiki/Special:Upload click me to upload a file] :P --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 17:39, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

== Where to get autism-related stuff ==

Should we have a page saying where to get autism-related stuff? On the one hand, this could be a useful resource. On the other, it could very easily turn into a spam page, w/ nothing but free advertising

: What do you mean by "autism related stuff"? --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 18:39, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

:: Good question. That may be too difficult to judge. Anything from noise-cancelling headphones to T-shirts w/ Autism-related sayings

== Deleting pages (answered)==

Is it possible to actually delete a page (for example if it's redundant or spam), or do you need to make it a redirect? If so, where would you redirect a spam page to? --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 01:44, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

: Okay, it ''is possible'', but only if you're one of the wiki's administrators --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 20:47, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Spoon theory

2022-08-28T08:32:04Z

Anna: Adding remark about Ticket theory

The term '''spoon theory''' was coined by Christine Miserandino in a blog post<ref>[https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/ The Spoon Theory]</ref>.

''Spoons'' are a metaphorical indicator of mental energy, derived from spoonfuls of sugar as a measurement of energy.

The more spoons you have, the more tasks you can accomplish. However, accomplishing a difficult task will consume one of your spoons of energy.

The metaphor has since been extended, with ''forks'' (stressors that can dig into you — and you can cope with a few, until it's one too many) and ''knives'' (traumas).

{{Comment|Expand with more explained details about all of the forms of autistic cutlery.}}

The alternative, but related, analogy of [[Ticket theory]] was recently proposed by Hillary Knutson in her TikTok videos.<ref> [https://www.facebook.com/I.am.Just.1.Voice/videos/ticket-theory/1334823807038345/?_rdr Ticket theory], Hillary Knutson, 2021</ref>

== References ==

<references />

[[Category:Autistic paradigms and terminology]]

Talk:Meta

2022-08-28T05:02:37Z

Anna: /* Special citations for asserting community consensus */ remark about tags

{{Emphasis|This talk page is intended for discussions about ActuallyAutistic Wiki itself, general questions, feedback, and suggestions.}}
{{Talk}}


== Allistic vs. Non-autistic ==

They mean the same thing, but "non-autistic" is less jargon-y and more people would understand it. In the interest of making our content accessible to autistic newcomers and to non-autistic people, should we have a preference for writing "non-autistic" over "allistic"? --[[User:AutExplorer|AutExplorer]] ([[User talk:AutExplorer|talk]]) 17:36, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

: Personally, I'd like to keep "allistic". It should be basic terminology and treated as such in my opinion. However, linking "allistic" to [[Allism]] here and there throughout the wiki would be a good idea, then people can immediately click on it if they hear it for the first time! --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 19:14, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

:: I agree. The very first instance of "allistic" could also have "(non-autistic)" next to it, in addition to being linked to [[Allism]] --[[User:Fire Eider|Fire Eider]] ([[User talk:Fire Eider|talk]]) 21:02, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

== Citing community consensus ==

How should we assert "distilled wisdom" such as ABA being harmful? (It seems important to do so, see e.g. this thread: https://twitter.com/WIRblog/status/1563002859246956544)

We could use phrases like "Many people within the autistic community agree that...", but we want to avoid "false controversies" (thanks @fochti for this phrase!) where it seems like there's disagreement on a topic when really there's broad agreement.

Much of what the #ActuallyAutistic community has done is share our experiences until we collectively distill certain things that seem broadly true to us. This is like What We Do, and it would be really valuable to share this knowledge with with new #ActuallyAutistic people and with the world at large.

We're talking about knowledge about knowledge: not just "ABA is harmful", but "There's #ActuallyAutistic consensus that ABA is harmful"

=== Special citations for asserting community consensus ===

One possibility would be to have have certain special citations:

* [community-consensus]: means there's rough community consensus within the #ActuallyAutistic community
* [community-controversy]: means there's meaningful controversy within the #ActuallyAutistic community; sizeable groups on more than one side
* [experimental-theory]: experimental theory, not yet tested and accepted or rejected by the #ActuallyAutistic community at large

Examples:
* ABA is harmful [community-consensus] [1] [2] [3]
* Most people within the #ActuallyAutistic community prefer identity-first language [community-consensus]
* Masking isn't worth it [community-controversy]
* Monotropism explains everything about autism [experimental-theory]

Tags like "[community-consensus]" could link to an explanation of what community consensus means, how knowledge is distilled within the #ActuallyAutistic community, etc.

Very open to suggestions about what the actual tags should be. For example maybe instead of [community-consensus] it should be [actuallyautistic-consensus] or [autistic-consensus] or [aa-consensus] or [our-consensus] or [consensus] or [consensus-view] or...

: I really like the idea of special citation tags --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 15:20, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

: I also like the idea of special citation tags. I'm not sure if "[actuallyautistic-consensus]" would be the best tag without some kind of clear definition of what the "actually autistic" community really is. I personally don't feel like I'm part of the community, even though I actually am autistic. Perhaps that's due to the autism, and I'm just waiting for an official initiation ritual or a proper checklist or something, but it would help me to have some definition of what the Actually Autistic community actually is, to make me feel part of it? --[[User:Anna|Anna]] ([[User talk:Anna|talk]]) 05:02, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

=== Special language for asserting community consensus ===

Alternatively we could write out certain key phrases:
* There's consensus within the #ActuallyAutistic community that ABA is harmful.
* There's consensus within the #ActuallyAutistic community that most autists within the #ActuallyAutistic community prefer identity-first language
* There's controversy within the community about whether masking is worth it
* There's an experimental theory that monotropism explains everything

Writing out the phrases feels a bit wordy, and also shoves the content of the sentence to the end. Could also be written the other way around:

* ABA is harmful, according to rough consensus within the community.
* Most people within the #ActuallyAutistic prefer identity-first language, according to rough consensus within the community.

But this still feels wordy. I think I like the special citation form.

=== Citation storms ===

Another possibility (which we could do in addition to using tags like [community-consensus]) would be to have "citation storms", where we maybe cite like 50 or 100 Twitter threads of lived experience of #ActuallyAutistic people.

But a citation storm can't stand in for something like [community-consensus] tags, because a citation storm on its own doesn't assert that there ''aren't'' other popular views within the community.

--[[User:AutExplorer|AutExplorer]] ([[User talk:AutExplorer|talk]]) 15:07, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

== Signing lived experiences ==

When writing their lived experience, should the person sign their (user)name? I understand some might not want to have their experience linked to them, so maybe the guidelines could mention that you can put your username if you wish to? I also understand that that might make the articles a bit clunky/harder to navigate --[[User:Fire Eider|Fire Eider]] ([[User talk:Fire Eider|talk]]) 16:37, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

: We were thinking about adding "Lived experience" sections where it might apply. This alone would make it clear that whatever people put there is 100% subjective. If people want to sign what they put there they can, but no pressure. Once we know how to handle this consistently and elegantly we will update the guidelines. --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 15:24, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

== Handling citations (answered) ==

How do we do citations? I tried to fix [[Overlapping neurotypes]] but I don't know if that looks right. I want some more info before I fix other pages, please

: It looks good to me --[[User:Fire Eider|Fire Eider]] ([[User talk:Fire Eider|talk]])

: For now we have this: [[Help:Style guidelines#References]] --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 15:19, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

== English (US) vs English (UK) ==

I think we need some consensus on whether people should use American English spelling or British English spelling. Whatever we're gonna use, it should be put into the style guidelines. (Yes, I always focus on the most important topics! :D) --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 22:47, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

== autistic vs Autistic ==

We need some consensus on whether we capitalise "Autistic", like "Deaf", or not; prefarably sooner than later :D What do you think? --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 22:47, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

: Personally I'm accustomed to using lowercase. If others prefer uppercase, my suggestion would be: (1) use uppercase 'A' to refer to the Autistic community as a distinct subculture, but (2) use lowercase 'a' to refer to autistic people when talking about our neurotype itself. Thus a person could be 'autistic' (the neurotype) without necessarily also being "Autistic" (participating in the Autistic community). [[User:Mona Pereth|Mona Pereth]] ([[User talk:Mona Pereth|talk]]) 15:11, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

:: That's a great suggestion! We will put some thought into that and update our style guidelines accordingly as soon as we agreed on something. Might take a while though :D --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 16:01, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

== REQUEST: make external links open in new window ==

I think the usual thing is for external links (to other sites) to open in another window/tab. I think maybe that's how it worked yesterday and it got changed. Here's the docs on how to adjust the setting: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgExternalLinkTarget
--[[User:Severian|Severian]] ([[User talk:Severian|talk]]) 01:57, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

: hmm, strange, no specifically-related settings were changed! (The default theme did change; perhaps that explains why the behavior shifted?) I checked wikipedia, and it seems that their external links *don't* open in a new window. And also looks like mediawiki by doesn't open links in a new window by default either. --[[User:AutExplorer|AutExplorer]] ([[User talk:AutExplorer|talk]]) 16:41, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

== Adding images (answered) ==

Is there a way to add images to a page? The help says to upload an image, but I don't know where to upload it to

: Yep! Here's the upload link:
[[File:Upload file link documentation.png|x150px]]
--[[User:AutExplorer|AutExplorer]] ([[User talk:AutExplorer|talk]]) 15:38, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

: Link for the lazy: [https://actuallyautistic.wiki/wiki/Special:Upload click me to upload a file] :P --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 17:39, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

== Where to get autism-related stuff ==

Should we have a page saying where to get autism-related stuff? On the one hand, this could be a useful resource. On the other, it could very easily turn into a spam page, w/ nothing but free advertising

: What do you mean by "autism related stuff"? --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 18:39, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

:: Good question. That may be too difficult to judge. Anything from noise-cancelling headphones to T-shirts w/ Autism-related sayings

== Deleting pages (answered)==

Is it possible to actually delete a page (for example if it's redundant or spam), or do you need to make it a redirect? If so, where would you redirect a spam page to? --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 01:44, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

: Okay, it ''is possible'', but only if you're one of the wiki's administrators --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 20:47, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Twitter

2022-08-28T04:56:44Z

Anna: /* Individual Accounts */ Adding a few.

== Hashtags ==

This is a list of autistic community '''hashtags''' commonly used on [https://twitter.com Twitter].

=== General Use Hashtags ===

; {{TwitterHashtag|AuADHD}} {{TwitterHashtag|AuDHD}}
: This is about being both Autistic and ADHD.

; {{TwitterHashtag|autism}} {{TwitterHashtag|autistic}}
: This is about autism or an autistic person.

; {{TwitterHashtag|ActuallyAutistic}}
: The tweet author is an actually autistic person. This hashtag is specifically not for use by non-autistic authors when referring to somebody else, but "actually autistic" without the hashtag works.

; {{TwitterHashtag|AskingAutistics}}
: This is a question for an autistic person to answer. Non-autistics can use this hashtag instead of #ActuallyAutistic to summon an actually autistic oracle.

; {{TwitterHashtag|AutismAcceptance}} {{TwitterHashtag|AutismAcceptanceMonth}}
: We generally like this better than #AutismAwareness.

; {{TwitterHashtag|AutismAwareness}} {{TwitterHashtag|AutismAwarenessMonth}}
: This is the dominant brand for pro-autistic cheerleading. We generally prefer #AutismAcceptance. Sometimes we'll joke about #AutismBewarenessMonth because that's what it feels like.

; {{TwitterHashtag|MentalHealth}}
: We're talking about something related to mental healthcare.

; {{TwitterHashtag|neurodivergent}} {{TwitterHashtag|neurodiversity}}
: This tweet is about a neurodiversity thing that's not just about autism.

=== Special Purpose Hashtags ===

; {{TwitterHashtag|ABAIsAbuse}} {{TwitterHashtag|BanABA}}
: protesting [[Applied Behavior Analysis]]

; {{TwitterHashtag|StopSpectrum10K}}
: protest Spectrum10K genetics study

; {{TwitterHashtag|StopTheShock}}
: protesting JRC electric torture

== Individual Accounts ==

* [https://twitter.com/venite Anna Baas] (Dutch)
* [https://twitter.com/AutisticCallum_ Callum Stephen]
* [https://twitter.com/MaxieMoosie Autistic Max]
* [https://twitter.com/AutSciPerson AutisticSciencePerson, MSc]
* [https://twitter.com/BlackAutistics Black Autistics 🇬🇧]
* [https://twitter.com/Opeenrijtje Mandy Verleijsdonk 💕] (Dutch)
* [https://twitter.com/SNeurotypicals Victoria | Save the Neurotypicals]
* [https://twitter.com/TylGrnt Tyla Grant]
* [https://twitter.com/mightbeautistic You Might Be Autistic]

== Organization Accounts ==

* [https://twitter.com/autselfadvocacy Autistic Self Advocacy Network]
* [https://twitter.com/thinkingautism Thinking Person's Guide To Autism]

[[Category:Autistic culture]]

Add stuff here please

2022-08-28T04:51:46Z

Anna: /* Pages wanting user contributions */

This is a list of wiki pages that want you to '''add stuff''' to them. These pages are usually new, and need user contributions to build out the content. You can find other lists like this one on [[Please help these pages]].

If you have a new page in need of content, add it here. Use a nested list to add notes about what content is needed. When it's got enough content, remove it from this page.

If you're anyone who wants to pitch in, check out these pages and help add some content. Thanks!

== Pages wanting user contributions ==

* [[Autistic public figures]] (previously was "Autistic celebrities")
** Add your favorite public figures. Note, this isn't for speculation.
** Some public figures have a wikipedia source. We'd prefer something more personal, so if you can find their announcement social media or news post, or a good article about them, it would be worth replacing the wikipedia link. Sometimes it's as easy as reading the current wikipedia link and using one of their primary sources.

* [[Books by Autistic authors]]
** Please add books in languages other than English, Dutch and German.

* [[Twitter]]
** Add hashtags and explanations of them.
** Add some autistic accounts.

*[[Overlapping neurotypes]]
** Needs a LOT more

[[Category:Meta]]

Books by Autistic authors

2022-08-28T04:48:24Z

Anna: /* English books */ Adding books by Dara McAnulty

{{Comment|For now this is just a list. Maybe it would be nice to organize it maybe in a table so people can sort by, e.g., genre, main topic, intended audience, language, etc?}}

== English books ==

* ''[[Keep Clear: my adventures with Asperger's]]'', Tom Cutler, 2019
* ''[[A Field Guide to Earthlings]]'', Star Ford, 2010
* ''[[The Oscillations]]'', Kate Fox, 2021
* ''[[Ten Steps to Nanette]]'', Hannah Gadsby, 2022
* ''[[Drama Queen: One Autistic Woman and a Life of Unhelpful Labels]]'', Sara Gibbs, 2021
* ''[[Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism]]'', Temple Grandin, 1995
* ''[[From Here to Maternity: Pregnancy and Motherhood on the Autism Spectrum]]'', Lana Grant, 2015
* ''[[Stim: An Autistic Anthology]]'', 2020, Lizzie Huxley-Jones (editor, essays are by autistic people)
* ''[[Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World]]'', Laura James, 2017
* ''[[Letters to My Weird Sisters: On Autism and Feminism]]'', Joanne Limburg, 2021
* ''[[The Autistic Alice]]'', Joanne Limburg, 2017
* ''[[The Electricity of Every Living Thing: One Woman's Walk with Asperger's]]'', Katherine May, 2018
* ''[[A Wild Child's Book of Birds]]'', Dara McAnulty, 2022
* ''[[Diary of a Young Naturalist]]'', Dara McAnulty, 2020
* ''[[Wild Child: A Journey Through Nature]]'', Dara McAnulty, 2021
* ''[[Naming Adult Autism: Culture, Science, Identity]]'', James McGrath, 2017
* ''[[Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir]]'', Chris Packham, 2016
* ''[[Unmasking Autism]]'', Devon Price, 2022
* ''[[Goalkeeper: Memoir of Poet Peter Street]]'', Peter Street, 2021
* ''[[Hidden Depths]]'', Peter Street, 2018
* ''[[Thumbing from Lipik to Pakrac: New and Selected Poems]]'', Peter Street, 2009
* ''[[Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl]]'', Donna Williams, 1992
* ''[[Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of Autism]]'', Donna Williams, 1994

== Dutch books ==

* ''[[Lifehacks voor meiden met autisme]]'', Marleen Bezemer, Els Blijd-Hoogewys and Audrey Mol, 2020
* ''[[Anders gaat ook: Hoe ik functioneer met autisme en ADHD]]'', Elise Cordaro, 2019
* ''[[Aut of the box]]'', Magali De Reu, 2021
* ''[[Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit]]'', Bianca Toeps, 2019
* ''[[Zondagsleven]]'', Judith Visser, 2020
* ''[[Zondagskind]]'', Judith Visser, 2018

== German books ==

* ''[[Nicht normal, aber das richtig gut: Mein wunderbares Leben mit Autismus und ADHS]]'', Denise Linke, 2015
* ''[[Schattenspringer - Wie es ist, anders zu sein]]'', Daniela Schreiter, 2014

== Children's books ==

* ''[[A Kind of Spark]]'', Elle McNicoll, 2020
* ''[[Like a Charm]]'', Elle McNicoll, 2021
* ''[[Show Us Who You Are]]'', Elle McNicoll, 2021

[[Category:Autistic culture]]

Books by Autistic authors

2022-08-28T04:45:16Z

Anna: Adding a "Children's books" section

{{Comment|For now this is just a list. Maybe it would be nice to organize it maybe in a table so people can sort by, e.g., genre, main topic, intended audience, language, etc?}}

== English books ==

* ''[[Keep Clear: my adventures with Asperger's]]'', Tom Cutler, 2019
* ''[[A Field Guide to Earthlings]]'', Star Ford, 2010
* ''[[The Oscillations]]'', Kate Fox, 2021
* ''[[Ten Steps to Nanette]]'', Hannah Gadsby, 2022
* ''[[Drama Queen: One Autistic Woman and a Life of Unhelpful Labels]]'', Sara Gibbs, 2021
* ''[[Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism]]'', Temple Grandin, 1995
* ''[[From Here to Maternity: Pregnancy and Motherhood on the Autism Spectrum]]'', Lana Grant, 2015
* ''[[Stim: An Autistic Anthology]]'', 2020, Lizzie Huxley-Jones (editor, essays are by autistic people)
* ''[[Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World]]'', Laura James, 2017
* ''[[Letters to My Weird Sisters: On Autism and Feminism]]'', Joanne Limburg, 2021
* ''[[The Autistic Alice]]'', Joanne Limburg, 2017
* ''[[The Electricity of Every Living Thing: One Woman's Walk with Asperger's]]'', Katherine May, 2018
* ''[[Naming Adult Autism: Culture, Science, Identity]]'', James McGrath, 2017
* ''[[Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir]]'', Chris Packham, 2016
* ''[[Unmasking Autism]]'', Devon Price, 2022
* ''[[Goalkeeper: Memoir of Poet Peter Street]]'', Peter Street, 2021
* ''[[Hidden Depths]]'', Peter Street, 2018
* ''[[Thumbing from Lipik to Pakrac: New and Selected Poems]]'', Peter Street, 2009
* ''[[Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl]]'', Donna Williams, 1992
* ''[[Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of Autism]]'', Donna Williams, 1994

== Dutch books ==

* ''[[Lifehacks voor meiden met autisme]]'', Marleen Bezemer, Els Blijd-Hoogewys and Audrey Mol, 2020
* ''[[Anders gaat ook: Hoe ik functioneer met autisme en ADHD]]'', Elise Cordaro, 2019
* ''[[Aut of the box]]'', Magali De Reu, 2021
* ''[[Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit]]'', Bianca Toeps, 2019
* ''[[Zondagsleven]]'', Judith Visser, 2020
* ''[[Zondagskind]]'', Judith Visser, 2018

== German books ==

* ''[[Nicht normal, aber das richtig gut: Mein wunderbares Leben mit Autismus und ADHS]]'', Denise Linke, 2015
* ''[[Schattenspringer - Wie es ist, anders zu sein]]'', Daniela Schreiter, 2014

== Children's books ==

* ''[[A Kind of Spark]]'', Elle McNicoll, 2020
* ''[[Like a Charm]]'', Elle McNicoll, 2021
* ''[[Show Us Who You Are]]'', Elle McNicoll, 2021

[[Category:Autistic culture]]

Books by Autistic authors

2022-08-28T04:43:11Z

Anna: /* English books */ Adding a few more books.

{{Comment|For now this is just a list. Maybe it would be nice to organize it maybe in a table so people can sort by, e.g., genre, main topic, intended audience, language, etc?}}

== English books ==

* ''[[Keep Clear: my adventures with Asperger's]]'', Tom Cutler, 2019
* ''[[A Field Guide to Earthlings]]'', Star Ford, 2010
* ''[[The Oscillations]]'', Kate Fox, 2021
* ''[[Ten Steps to Nanette]]'', Hannah Gadsby, 2022
* ''[[Drama Queen: One Autistic Woman and a Life of Unhelpful Labels]]'', Sara Gibbs, 2021
* ''[[Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism]]'', Temple Grandin, 1995
* ''[[From Here to Maternity: Pregnancy and Motherhood on the Autism Spectrum]]'', Lana Grant, 2015
* ''[[Stim: An Autistic Anthology]]'', 2020, Lizzie Huxley-Jones (editor, essays are by autistic people)
* ''[[Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World]]'', Laura James, 2017
* ''[[Letters to My Weird Sisters: On Autism and Feminism]]'', Joanne Limburg, 2021
* ''[[The Autistic Alice]]'', Joanne Limburg, 2017
* ''[[The Electricity of Every Living Thing: One Woman's Walk with Asperger's]]'', Katherine May, 2018
* ''[[Naming Adult Autism: Culture, Science, Identity]]'', James McGrath, 2017
* ''[[Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir]]'', Chris Packham, 2016
* ''[[Unmasking Autism]]'', Devon Price, 2022
* ''[[Goalkeeper: Memoir of Poet Peter Street]]'', Peter Street, 2021
* ''[[Hidden Depths]]'', Peter Street, 2018
* ''[[Thumbing from Lipik to Pakrac: New and Selected Poems]]'', Peter Street, 2009
* ''[[Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl]]'', Donna Williams, 1992
* ''[[Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of Autism]]'', Donna Williams, 1994

== Dutch books ==

* ''[[Lifehacks voor meiden met autisme]]'', Marleen Bezemer, Els Blijd-Hoogewys and Audrey Mol, 2020
* ''[[Anders gaat ook: Hoe ik functioneer met autisme en ADHD]]'', Elise Cordaro, 2019
* ''[[Aut of the box]]'', Magali De Reu, 2021
* ''[[Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit]]'', Bianca Toeps, 2019
* ''[[Zondagsleven]]'', Judith Visser, 2020
* ''[[Zondagskind]]'', Judith Visser, 2018

== German books ==

* ''[[Nicht normal, aber das richtig gut: Mein wunderbares Leben mit Autismus und ADHS]]'', Denise Linke, 2015
* ''[[Schattenspringer - Wie es ist, anders zu sein]]'', Daniela Schreiter, 2014

[[Category:Autistic culture]]

Literal interpretation

2022-08-26T14:23:35Z

Anna: /* Examples */ adding a personal example

Many (most?) autistic people have a much more '''literal''' manner of [[communication]] than [[Allism|allistic]] people. This manifests in both understanding of spoken or written words, and outward expression of language.

In understanding what someone says, the literal meaning of what was said is taken as the intended message rather than any [[Implication|implied]] or tacit message that was actually intended to be conveyed. This means we don't read between the lines or 'get' subtle hints that the person is trying to drop.

== Examples ==

* Not always getting the joke, confusion or taking seriously when someone is just kidding
* Not realising that a manager is subtly criticising your work or hinting that you should be doing something differently
* Personal example: I thought I couldn't be autistic because I understand many figures of speech. I had to have it explained to me that when allistic people say that autistic people take everything literally, they don't ''literally'' mean that autistic people take ''literally'' everything literally.

== Being misunderstood by allistic people ==

In outward expression, the use of literal communication means we will tend to say exactly what we mean, without any [[Implication|implied]] message being intended. This can be seen by neurotypical people as being quite direct, blunt, or even rude, as they will infer a neurotypical underlying message intention to what was said.

== Being literal with other autistic people ==

Between fellow autistic people, literal communication can work very well, as both/all parties will be expressing/understanding on a compatible basis, and there is likely to be less ambiguity than might be present in an equivalent conversation between neurotypical people.

== Misunderstanding allistic people ==

Allistic people may attempt to manage situations in order to lower the barriers of personal engagement, often by saying things which are not technically true, but which they perceive to have low importance. E.G. a White Lie
An example of this would be an allistic person complimenting someone else's shoes, with the objective of beginning a larger conversation with a non-threatening topic. They may or may not have any strong opinion about the shoes. An autistic person is likely to miss the cue to socialize, and instead feel misled, manipulated, or lied to, if they learn or suspect that the compliment was not wholly genuine.

== See also ==

* [[Phatic expression]]
* [[Idioms]]

[[Category:Autistic communication]]

Books by Autistic authors

2022-08-26T14:21:09Z

Anna: adding some English books

Gender

2022-08-26T09:30:23Z

Anna: /* Overlap between Autism and being LGBT */ Adding two hypotheses for why autistic people may more often identify as members of the LGBT community than allistic people.

'''Gender''' is a very ambiguous word, which leads to people talking at crossed purposes an awful lot. There are actually several distinct things known as gender and sex, not even including the obvious.

Types of gender:

* '''Gender orientation''', also called '''gender identity''', may or may not be the same thing as your neurological sex and/or internal body map. This is innate and immutable, although for some people it's apparently fluid. Don't try to change anyone else's, that would be ridiculously entitled of you. Examples include woman, man, and nonbinary.
* '''Gender presentation''' is the various culturally specific ways of hinting at your gender orientation (and likely sexual orientation too), by fitting in with other people with the same one. For example, femme, butch, and futch.
* '''Gender roles''' are a big mess of [[cishet]] stereotypes that largely don't apply to anyone in real life, let alone queer people or autistic people who don't have time for such nonsense.

Types of sex:

* '''Neurological sex''', your internal body map, as in your sense of what sex your body should be. This may or may not be the same thing as gender orientation.
* '''Primary sexual characteristics''' are your genitals, including gonads.
* '''Secondary sexual characteristics''' are your hormonal sex. These include breasts, facial and body hair, and fat distribution over your face and body.
* '''Legal sex''' is determined by the documentation that may or may not match your actual internal body map. This seems more like a gender than a sex, but governments take a while to catch on.

Note that intersex people exist (whose primary sexual caracteristics may or may not be mismatched or ambiguous, and whose secondary sexual characteristics may or may not also be mismatched or ambiguous, either separately or with regards to each other). Also note that transgender people exist, including but not limited to people whose gender orientation and primary and sexual secondary characteristics are similarly mismatched.

Needless to say, it can get pretty complicated, something that a lot of cishet people don't want to think about... which would be fine, but they often want their lack of thinking about it to be aided by everyone else not existing, which is ''not'' fine.

There seems to be a trend that Autistic people either don't pick up on [[stereotype]]s as easily, or simply don't give them much weight, considering that they're bunk. We generally tend to think more in terms of concrete examples of, say, individual people, rather than a nebulous idea of what a generic woman or man "should" look and act like.

== Overlap between Autism and being LGBT ==

There appear to be more [[Autistic LGBT overlap|LGBT Autistic]] people per capita than LGBT allistic people, although this is likely due to us not having as much of a desire (or ability) to fit in. In other words, more Autistic than allistic people may ''appear'' to be LGBT because we're more honest with ourselves, and therefore more often correct.

Another hypothesis is that autistic people tend to have relatively low social status. Hence, they have less to lose by coming out as members of the LGBT community, which is still a marginalised community.

Yet another hypothesis states that, to autistic people, all social rules seem to be "made up" and often do not make sense anyway. Social norms about gender expression and who you can date may seem just as weird and arbitrary to autistic people as the [https://actuallyautistic.wiki/wiki/Responding_to_%22How_are_you%3F%22 "How are you?"] greeting, for example. Hence, it may be the case that autistic people simply don't bother with sticking to these arbitrary rules, and hence will more readily express their gender however they want, and date whomever they like.

== Gender bias and "female autism" ==

As society treats people differently based on their various assumed genders and sexes (with a particular disregard for people with mismatched combinations), autistic traits may present differently based on which gender you were raised as, and which gender you actually were.

For example, people assumed to be girls and raised as such tend to be coerced into masking more than people assumed to be boys and raised as such, because society gives boys more leeway than girls. Combined with [[Bias|allistic doctors' misapprehension]] that autism is a "very male brain" neurotype (it isn't), and that it affects men more than women (it doesn't), this resulted in a lot of women being unaware they're autistic until they reach burnout.

Another example is the interpretation of typical Autistic traits like special interests. Due to gender bias, people will more easily believe that a boy who is "obsessed" with trains or radios is autistic, than a girl who is "obsessed" with horses or make-up. He is a "possibly genius autistic boy", and she is a "girly girl". The "obsessive" behaviour is the same. Because the gender is different, the object of the "obsession" is different, and society is sexist, the interpretation of the behaviour is different.

== See also ==

* [[Bias]]

== Notes ==

== References ==

<references />

[[Category:Sociology]]

Violence against Autistic people

2022-08-25T06:34:56Z

Anna: /* Infanticide */ Changing name to "Filicide" and adding some very basic info.

{{Warning}}

{{Comment|Moved this here from [[Victimization]]. --[[User:Anna|Anna]] ([[User talk:Anna|talk]])}}

== Filicide ==

''Filicide'' is a legal term for a parent (or guardian?) murdering their child. The word is more generally used in the disability community to describe any person murdering a relative because of that relative's disability.

If you are searching for ways to help prevent the filicide, to learn more about how to talk about it, or information on how to hold a vigil for a victim, please consult this [https://autisticadvocacy.org/projects/community/mourning/anti-filicide/ Anti-Filicide Toolkit], created by the [https://autisticadvocacy.org Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN)].

== Sexual abuse ==

{{Warning|content=Sexual violence against minors.}}

Recent research in France showed that autistic people have a higher risk at being sexually abused.<ref>[https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.852203/full Evidence That Nine Autistic Women Out of Ten Have Been Victims of Sexual Violence]</ref>

== Suicide ==

{{Comment|Not sure if this is the right article for this topic. --[[User:Anna|Anna]] ([[User talk:Anna|talk]])}}

== Withholding of care ==

== Microaggressions ==

== Police violence ==

== References ==

<references />

Autistic artists

2022-08-25T03:52:26Z

Anna: Adding article to the Stubs category.

== Actors and filmmakers ==

== Musicians ==

== Painters, photographers and sculptors ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Wong Matthew Wong], 1984-2019. Canadian painter, photographer and poet, diagnosed with depression, Tourette’s syndrome, and autism.<ref> [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/05/16/matthew-wongs-life-in-light-and-shadow Matthew Wong's lift in light and shadow], The New Yorker, Raffi Khatchadourian, 9 May 2022 </ref> His work is characterised by his use of the colour blue, which has been associated with autism (see also [[Symbols of Autism]]), and depictions of solitude.

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Wiltshire Stephen Wiltshire], 1974-. British artist and illustrator, diagnosed with autistic savant syndrome, who draws cityscapes and landscapes from memory, after seeing it just once. Recently, a documentary was made about him and his work.<ref> [https://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/documentary/billions-windows-official-trailer/8399 Billions of Windows], documentary, 2019. </ref>

== Poets and writers ==

== References ==

[[Category:Autistic culture]]
[[Category:Stubs]]

Autistic artists

2022-08-25T03:45:25Z

Anna: Adding Stephen Wiltshire. Formatting.

Autistic artists

2022-08-25T03:35:54Z

Anna: Created page with " == Actors and Film makers == == Musicians == == Painters, Photographers and Sculptors == * Matthew Wong, 1984-2019. Canadian painter, photographer and poet, diagnosed with depression, Tourette’s syndrome, and autism.<ref> [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/05/16/matthew-wongs-life-in-light-and-shadow Matthew Wong's lift in light and shadow], The New Yorker, Raffi Khatchadourian, 9 May 2022 </ref> His work is characterised by his use of the colour blue, which..."

== Actors and Film makers ==

== Musicians ==

== Painters, Photographers and Sculptors ==

* Matthew Wong, 1984-2019. Canadian painter, photographer and poet, diagnosed with depression, Tourette’s syndrome, and autism.<ref> [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/05/16/matthew-wongs-life-in-light-and-shadow Matthew Wong's lift in light and shadow], The New Yorker, Raffi Khatchadourian, 9 May 2022 </ref> His work is characterised by his use of the colour blue, which has been associated with autism (see also [[Symbols of Autism]]), and depictions of solitude.

== Poets and Writers ==

== References ==

</reference>

Main Page

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Anna: /* Autistic culture */ Adding "Autistic artists" category.

Welcome to the '''ActuallyAutistic Wiki'''! This is a community-driven guide to all aspects of autism, allism, and helping build bridges between neurotypes. It emerged recently from the #ActuallyAutistic community on Twitter.

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== ActuallyAutistic terminology ==
* [[Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)]]
* [[Allism]]
* [[Autism]]
* [[Overlapping neurotypes|AuDHD]]
* [[Autistic burnout]]
* [[Autistic joy]]
* [[Echolalia]]
* [[Executive dysfunction]]
* [[Grok]]
* [[Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)]]
* [[Hyperfixation]]
* [[Hyperfocus]]
* [[Identity-first language]]
* [[Inertia]]
* [[Infodumping]]
* [[Justice sensitivity]]
* [[Late diagnosis]]
* [[Masking]]
* [[Meltdown]]
* [[Monotropism]]
* [[Neurodivergence]]
* [[Neurodiversity]]
* [[Neuropeer]]
* [[Neurotypical]]
* [[Parallel play]]
* [[PBS]]
* [[Person-first language]]
* [[Rejection sensitive dysphoria]]
* [[Ritual]]
* [[Routine]]
* [[Safe foods]]
* [[Savant]]
* [[Shutdown]]
* [[Special interest]]
* [[Spoon theory]]
* [[Stimming]]
* [[Miscellaneous terms]] - for similar/confusing terms and definitions that probably better in one place rather than multiple short articles

== Incomplete List of Known Autistic Traits ==
* [[Accent Mimicry]]
* [[Atypical Autobigraphical Episodic Memory]]
* [[Aural sensitivity to Electronics]]
* [[Autigender]]
* [[Autistic Empathy]]
* [[Imposter syndrome|Autistic Imposter Syndrome ]]
* [[Autistic Relatives]]
* [[Autistic Social Bluntness]]
* [[Baby Face]]
* [[Bias Resiliance]]
* [[Cat Empathy]]
* [[Chronic Apologizing (Traumagenic) ]]
* [[Comorbid Interference Traits]]
* [[Conditional Mutism (Selective Mutism)]]
* [[Demisexuality]]
* [[Difficulty in Chaining Lies]]
* [[Disproportionally LGBTQ+]]
* [[Dissociation]]
* [[Divergent Stress Triggers]]
* [[Divergent Touch Needs]]
* [[Ethical Fearlessness]]
* [[Eye contact|Eye Contact Avoidance]]
* [[Emotion Memory Imprinting]]
* [[Experiential Recreation]]
* [[Flat Affect]]
* [[Flat Facing]]
* [[Flat Tone]]
* [[Gravitate to other Neurodivergents]]
* [[Gullibility]]
* [[High Mortality Rate]]
* [[Hyper-Empathy]]
* [[Hypo-Empathy]]
* [[Inability to Intuit the "point of diminishing returns."]]
* [[Intense World]]
* [[Irrational Fears, Neurological]]
* [[Irrational Fears, Logical]]
* [[Median (Plurality)]]
* [[Neuroqueer]]
* [[Nonlinear Contradiction Response]]
* [[Nonverbal]]
* [["Old Soul"]]
* [[Overlapping Autistic Traits]]
* [[Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)]]
* [[Pattern Recognition]]
* [[Peritiosexual]]
* [[Phone Call Avoidance]]
* [[Preference for Autistically Coded Characters]]
* [[Preference for Certainty]]
* [[Preference for Infodumping]]
* [[Preference for Predictable Outcomes]]
* [[Prosopagnosia]]
* [[Plurality]]
* [[Reframing]]
* [[Social Anxiety]]
* [[Social Contracts]]
* [[Special interest|Special Interests]]
* [[Susceptibility to trauma]]
* [[Stimming]]
* [[Sympathetic Animism]]
* [[Temperature Sensitivity]]
* [[Toe Walking]]
* [[Traumagenic Autistic Traits]]
* [[Verbal Footnoting]]
* [[Xenogender]]
* [[name? Willful Sensorium Override]]
* [[name? Conditionally Hard of Hearing]]
* [[name? Inability to understand wordplay]]
* [[name? obsession with wordplay]]
* [[name? animation fixation]]
* [[name? Lack of childhood memories]]
* [[name? unconsciously getting word order wrong]]
* [[name? Overthinking]]

== Social Media ==

* [[Instagram]]
* [[TikTok]]
* [[Twitter]]
* [[YouTube]]

== Outmoded terminology ==

While many autists have moved away from these terms, some continue to use them to describe their experience. Please remember that people may have complex reasons for the words they choose, and that differences in vocabulary are okay. In short, while it's important to understand how these outdated terms play to most autists, it's also not helpful to police other people's word choices.

* [[Asperger syndrome]]
* [[Functioning labels|High- and low-functioning]]
* [[On the spectrum]]

== Sociology ==

* [[Gender]]
* [[Gossip]]
* [[Group dynamics]]
* [[Peer group]]
* [[Power]]
* [[Saving face]]
* [[Social status]]

== Psychology ==

* [[Alexithymia]]
* [[Anxiety]]
* [[Defence mechanism|Defence mechanisms]]
* [[Empathy]]
* [[Imposter syndrome]]
* [[Theory of mind]]

== Allistic communication & miscommunication ==

* [[Body language]]
* [[Common sense]]
* [[Double empathy problem]]
* [[Eye contact]]
* [[Facial expression|Facial expressions]]
* [[Getting coffee]]
* [[Literal interpretation]]
* [[Multi-channel communication]]
* [[Responding to "How are you?"]]
* [[Social cue|Social cues]]
* [[Tone of voice]]

== Dating & relationships ==

* [[Autistic love languages]]
* [[Dating apps / online dating]]
* [[Neurodivergent relationship]]
* [[Neurodivergent sexuality]]

== Autistic culture ==

* [[Articles]]
* [[Autistic artists]]
* [[Autistic celebrities]]
* [[Autistic representation in fiction]]
* [[Books by Autistic authors]]
* [[Jokes about Autism]]
* [[Podcasts by Autistic creators]]
* [[Symbols of Autism]]

== Comorbidities ==
* [[BPD]]
* [[CPTSD]]
* [[Dyscalculia]]
* [[Dyslexia]]
* [[EDS / Hypermobility]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[ADHD|Kinetism (ADHD)]]
* [[Plurality]]

== Accommodations ==

* [[Augmentative and alternative communication|AAC]]
* [[Autism passport]]
* [[Clear instructions]]
* [[Hidden disabilities sunflower]]
* [[Noise-cancelling headphones]]
* [[Support networks and organisations]]

== Culture-specific differences ==

* [[Ask and guess cultures]]
* [[High and low context cultures]]
* [[Peach and coconut cultures]]

== Diagnostic journey ==

* [[Formal diagnosis]]
* [[Overlapping neurotypes|Multiple diagnoses]]
* [[Questioning]]
* [[Research]]
* [[Screening tools]]
* [[Self-diagnosis]]

== Problems with autism research ==

* [[Autism Speaks]]
* [[Autism stereotypes]]
* [[Bias]]
* [[Deficit model]]
* [[Functioning labels]]
* [[Ethics of autism research]]
* [[History of autism]]
* [[Stigma]]

== How to help ==

{{Comment|I have no idea what the purpose of this section and the page below is supposed to be..?}}

* [[Capacity]]

== Mental health ==

* [[Applied_Behavior_Analysis|Applied behavior analysis]]
* [[Depression]]
* [[Difficulties with mental health services]]

== Information processing differences ==

* [[Aphasia]]
* [[Auditory processing disorder]]
* [[Dyslexia]]
* [[Dyspraxia]]
* [[Dyscalculia]]
* [[Dysgraphia]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[Misophonia]]
* [[Prosopagnosia]]
* [[Synesthesia]]

== Office & work dynamics ==

* [[Corporate buzzwords]]
* [[HR interviews]]
* [[Job interviews]] - ended up writing like a short essay in this one which boils down to the importance of respecting diversity of thought on this wiki. Maybe it would be better suited to copy into another page, but not sure which?
* [[Meetings]]
* [[Networking]]
* [[Team building / work socials]]
* [[Water cooler]]

== Articles and Threads ==

* [["Am I Autistic?" Guide]]
* [[Autism Without Trauma? ]]
* [[Non-Derogatory DSM-5 Diagnosis Criteria for Autism]]

== Senses ==

Many autistics have differences in their senses, such as maybe hypersensitive to sound but hyposensitive to smell. These articles should try to document examples of both types as well as potential ways to compensate.

* [[Auditory perception|Hearing]]
* [[Gastro-intestinal problems]]
* [[Interoception]]
* [[Proprioception]]
* [[Sensory overload]]
* [[Sensory sensitivity]]
* [[Olfactory perception|Smell]]
* [[Gustatory perception|Taste]]
* [[Tactile perception|Texture]]
* [[Vestibulary perception]]
* [[Visual perception|Vision]]

== Yet-to-be-sorted categories ==

You can put stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else (yet) here.

* [[Violence against Autistic people]]

== Meta ==

* [[Community guidelines]]
* [[Style guidelines]]

== Discussion ==

We can talk about the wiki itself in talk-pages[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages]. Feel free to create your own for topics.

* [[Feedback, questions and suggestions]]
* [[Talk:Meta]]
* [[Talk:Miscellaneous]]

== Misc ==

* [[special:AllPages|View all pages]]
* [[Special:Categories|View all categories]]

Violence against Autistic people

2022-08-25T03:26:53Z

Anna: Creating page from "Victimization". Adding subheaders, adding extra content warning.

{{Warning}}

{{Comment|Moved this here from [[Victimization]]. --[[User:Anna|Anna]] ([[User talk:Anna|talk]])}}

== Infanticide ==

== Sexual abuse ==

{{Warning|content=Sexual violence against minors.}}

Recent research in France showed that autistic people have a higher risk at being sexually abused.<ref>[https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.852203/full Evidence That Nine Autistic Women Out of Ten Have Been Victims of Sexual Violence]</ref>

== Suicide ==

{{Comment|Not sure if this is the right article for this topic. --[[User:Anna|Anna]] ([[User talk:Anna|talk]])}}

== Withholding of care ==

== Microaggressions ==

== References ==

<references />

Main Page

2022-08-25T03:16:09Z

Anna: /* Yet-to-be-sorted categories */ Changing "Victimization" into "Violence against Autistic people"

Welcome to the '''ActuallyAutistic Wiki'''! This is a community-driven guide to all aspects of autism, allism, and helping build bridges between neurotypes. It emerged recently from the #ActuallyAutistic community on Twitter.

* '''Everyone is welcome to contribute to this wiki!'''
* You can '''edit any page''' without even having an account. Just hit the 'Edit' link on any page (including this one!). ''Important privacy note'': editing a page without having an account or without being logged in will show your IP address publicly in the changelog/history of a page.
* The number one rule of wiki editing is to be bold. '''Go ahead – make changes — even large rewrites of big topics'''. Other people can correct any mistakes you make, so have confidence, and give it a try!
** If you disagree with what someone else has put, please consider adding a [[Style guidelines#Comments|note of disagreement]] and what you think/would do after that section, especially if it could be something that varies by country or even situations or if you want to change it to/from an absolute (such as job interviews or eye gaze)
* None of the content here is sacred. Please just make changes! Some of the articles are just starter content or from a particular person's perspective. Earlier versions can always be restored if necessary. '''These are all collaborative documents'''.
* Here is a [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page short guide] on how to create a new wiki page from scratch! Please check first whether a similar page already exists to avoid duplicates.
* Here are some of our [[Style guidelines|style guidelines]] if you're unsure about formatting etc. But '''don't worry or overthink too much about "getting things right"''', these are not "hard rules" – and everything can be edited, formatted & moved later without issue anyway! :)
* If you have some ideas on how to improve this project, feel free to use the ''Talk:Topic'' discussions [[Main Page#Discussion|at the end of this page!]] You can also create your own!
* '''Please remember that links are CASE SENSITIVE'''. When linking to a missing page, whichever case you use will be created when someone follows the link and makes that new page. Linking to existing articles is case sensitive for every letter ''except'' the first one. Lowercasing or capitalizing a letter other than the first one will break the link / not link to the page you want. Please read [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links this guide on links] if you want to use them!

== ActuallyAutistic terminology ==
* [[Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)]]
* [[Allism]]
* [[Autism]]
* [[Overlapping neurotypes|AuDHD]]
* [[Autistic burnout]]
* [[Autistic joy]]
* [[Echolalia]]
* [[Executive dysfunction]]
* [[Grok]]
* [[Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)]]
* [[Hyperfixation]]
* [[Hyperfocus]]
* [[Identity-first language]]
* [[Inertia]]
* [[Infodumping]]
* [[Justice sensitivity]]
* [[Late diagnosis]]
* [[Masking]]
* [[Meltdown]]
* [[Monotropism]]
* [[Neurodivergence]]
* [[Neurodiversity]]
* [[Neuropeer]]
* [[Neurotypical]]
* [[Parallel play]]
* [[PBS]]
* [[Person-first language]]
* [[Rejection sensitive dysphoria]]
* [[Ritual]]
* [[Routine]]
* [[Safe foods]]
* [[Savant]]
* [[Shutdown]]
* [[Special interest]]
* [[Spoon theory]]
* [[Stimming]]
* [[Miscellaneous terms]] - for similar/confusing terms and definitions that probably better in one place rather than multiple short articles

== Incomplete List of Known Autistic Traits ==
* [[Accent Mimicry]]
* [[Atypical Autobigraphical Episodic Memory]]
* [[Aural sensitivity to Electronics]]
* [[Autigender]]
* [[Autistic Empathy]]
* [[Imposter syndrome|Autistic Imposter Syndrome ]]
* [[Autistic Relatives]]
* [[Autistic Social Bluntness]]
* [[Baby Face]]
* [[Bias Resiliance]]
* [[Cat Empathy]]
* [[Chronic Apologizing (Traumagenic) ]]
* [[Comorbid Interference Traits]]
* [[Conditional Mutism (Selective Mutism)]]
* [[Demisexuality]]
* [[Difficulty in Chaining Lies]]
* [[Disproportionally LGBTQ+]]
* [[Dissociation]]
* [[Divergent Stress Triggers]]
* [[Divergent Touch Needs]]
* [[Ethical Fearlessness]]
* [[Eye contact|Eye Contact Avoidance]]
* [[Emotion Memory Imprinting]]
* [[Experiential Recreation]]
* [[Flat Affect]]
* [[Flat Facing]]
* [[Flat Tone]]
* [[Gravitate to other Neurodivergents]]
* [[Gullibility]]
* [[High Mortality Rate]]
* [[Hyper-Empathy]]
* [[Hypo-Empathy]]
* [[Inability to Intuit the "point of diminishing returns."]]
* [[Intense World]]
* [[Irrational Fears, Neurological]]
* [[Irrational Fears, Logical]]
* [[Median (Plurality)]]
* [[Neuroqueer]]
* [[Nonlinear Contradiction Response]]
* [[Nonverbal]]
* [["Old Soul"]]
* [[Overlapping Autistic Traits]]
* [[Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)]]
* [[Pattern Recognition]]
* [[Peritiosexual]]
* [[Phone Call Avoidance]]
* [[Preference for Autistically Coded Characters]]
* [[Preference for Certainty]]
* [[Preference for Infodumping]]
* [[Preference for Predictable Outcomes]]
* [[Prosopagnosia]]
* [[Plurality]]
* [[Reframing]]
* [[Social Anxiety]]
* [[Social Contracts]]
* [[Special interest|Special Interests]]
* [[Susceptibility to trauma]]
* [[Stimming]]
* [[Sympathetic Animism]]
* [[Temperature Sensitivity]]
* [[Toe Walking]]
* [[Traumagenic Autistic Traits]]
* [[Verbal Footnoting]]
* [[Xenogender]]
* [[name? Willful Sensorium Override]]
* [[name? Conditionally Hard of Hearing]]
* [[name? Inability to understand wordplay]]
* [[name? obsession with wordplay]]
* [[name? animation fixation]]
* [[name? Lack of childhood memories]]
* [[name? unconsciously getting word order wrong]]
* [[name? Overthinking]]

== Social Media ==

* [[Instagram]]
* [[TikTok]]
* [[Twitter]]
* [[YouTube]]

== Outmoded terminology ==

While many autists have moved away from these terms, some continue to use them to describe their experience. Please remember that people may have complex reasons for the words they choose, and that differences in vocabulary are okay. In short, while it's important to understand how these outdated terms play to most autists, it's also not helpful to police other people's word choices.

* [[Asperger syndrome]]
* [[Functioning labels|High- and low-functioning]]
* [[On the spectrum]]

== Sociology ==

* [[Gender]]
* [[Gossip]]
* [[Group dynamics]]
* [[Peer group]]
* [[Power]]
* [[Saving face]]
* [[Social status]]

== Psychology ==

* [[Alexithymia]]
* [[Anxiety]]
* [[Defence mechanism|Defence mechanisms]]
* [[Empathy]]
* [[Imposter syndrome]]
* [[Theory of mind]]

== Allistic communication & miscommunication ==

* [[Body language]]
* [[Common sense]]
* [[Double empathy problem]]
* [[Eye contact]]
* [[Facial expression|Facial expressions]]
* [[Getting coffee]]
* [[Literal interpretation]]
* [[Multi-channel communication]]
* [[Responding to "How are you?"]]
* [[Social cue|Social cues]]
* [[Tone of voice]]

== Dating & relationships ==

* [[Autistic love languages]]
* [[Dating apps / online dating]]
* [[Neurodivergent relationship]]
* [[Neurodivergent sexuality]]

== Autistic culture ==

* [[Articles]]
* [[Autistic celebrities]]
* [[Autistic representation in fiction]]
* [[Books by Autistic authors]]
* [[Jokes about Autism]]
* [[Podcasts by Autistic creators]]
* [[Symbols of Autism]]

== Comorbidities ==
* [[BPD]]
* [[CPTSD]]
* [[Dyscalculia]]
* [[Dyslexia]]
* [[EDS / Hypermobility]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[ADHD|Kinetism (ADHD)]]
* [[Plurality]]

== Accommodations ==

* [[Augmentative and alternative communication|AAC]]
* [[Autism passport]]
* [[Clear instructions]]
* [[Hidden disabilities sunflower]]
* [[Noise-cancelling headphones]]
* [[Support networks and organisations]]

== Culture-specific differences ==

* [[Ask and guess cultures]]
* [[High and low context cultures]]
* [[Peach and coconut cultures]]

== Diagnostic journey ==

* [[Formal diagnosis]]
* [[Overlapping neurotypes|Multiple diagnoses]]
* [[Questioning]]
* [[Research]]
* [[Screening tools]]
* [[Self-diagnosis]]

== Problems with autism research ==

* [[Autism Speaks]]
* [[Autism stereotypes]]
* [[Bias]]
* [[Deficit model]]
* [[Functioning labels]]
* [[Ethics of autism research]]
* [[History of autism]]
* [[Stigma]]

== How to help ==

{{Comment|I have no idea what the purpose of this section and the page below is supposed to be..?}}

* [[Capacity]]

== Mental health ==

* [[Applied_Behavior_Analysis|Applied behavior analysis]]
* [[Depression]]
* [[Difficulties with mental health services]]

== Information processing differences ==

* [[Aphasia]]
* [[Auditory processing disorder]]
* [[Dyslexia]]
* [[Dyspraxia]]
* [[Dyscalculia]]
* [[Dysgraphia]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[Misophonia]]
* [[Prosopagnosia]]
* [[Synesthesia]]

== Office & work dynamics ==

* [[Corporate buzzwords]]
* [[HR interviews]]
* [[Job interviews]] - ended up writing like a short essay in this one which boils down to the importance of respecting diversity of thought on this wiki. Maybe it would be better suited to copy into another page, but not sure which?
* [[Meetings]]
* [[Networking]]
* [[Team building / work socials]]
* [[Water cooler]]

== Articles and Threads ==

* [["Am I Autistic?" Guide]]
* [[Autism Without Trauma? ]]
* [[Non-Derogatory DSM-5 Diagnosis Criteria for Autism]]

== Senses ==

Many autistics have differences in their senses, such as maybe hypersensitive to sound but hyposensitive to smell. These articles should try to document examples of both types as well as potential ways to compensate.

* [[Auditory perception|Hearing]]
* [[Gastro-intestinal problems]]
* [[Interoception]]
* [[Proprioception]]
* [[Sensory overload]]
* [[Sensory sensitivity]]
* [[Olfactory perception|Smell]]
* [[Gustatory perception|Taste]]
* [[Tactile perception|Texture]]
* [[Vestibulary perception]]
* [[Visual perception|Vision]]

== Yet-to-be-sorted categories ==

You can put stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else (yet) here.

* [[Violence against Autistic people]]

== Meta ==

* [[Community guidelines]]
* [[Style guidelines]]

== Discussion ==

We can talk about the wiki itself in talk-pages[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages]. Feel free to create your own for topics.

* [[Feedback, questions and suggestions]]
* [[Talk:Meta]]
* [[Talk:Miscellaneous]]

== Misc ==

* [[special:AllPages|View all pages]]
* [[Special:Categories|View all categories]]

Main Page

2022-08-24T10:53:52Z

Anna: /* Autistic culture */

Jokes about Autism

2022-08-24T10:47:14Z

Anna: Creating the page.

Here we collect jokes and funny stories about autism, written and told by autistic people.

== Stand-up comedy ==

* [https://youtu.be/5lXbpgU9OWk Hannah Gadsby on what it means for her to be "high-functioning"]. This is an excerpt from Hannah's Netflix special "Douglas", which is an entire show about her autism.
* [https://www.tiktok.com/@joewellscomic/video/7085799950881131781 Joe Wells on having a non-autistic brother].

== Jokes from the socials ==

== Community jokes ==

Please add your own jokes here!

* Everybody around me got side effects from their COVID vaccines, except me. I was worried that they'd given me a placebo, until I was diagnosed with ASD, four weeks after my first shot.

Main Page

2022-08-24T10:39:35Z

Anna: /* Autistic culture */ Adding the "Jokes about autism" page.

Autistic representation in fiction

2022-08-24T10:16:29Z

Anna: Adding two characters from Star Trek.

* [https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-characters-coded-as-autistic/ Mythcreants: Five Characters Coded as Autistic]
*Abed Nadir - ''Community'' - (canon)
*Blackwolf - "Soon I Will Be Invincible" - (canon)
*Drea - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)
*Dr. Temperance Brennan - ''Bones'' - (never said in canon, but creator said she was based off someone they knew irl who is Autistic)
*Entrapta - ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' - (confirmed by showrunner ND Stevenson)
*Fiona Helbron - ''Elementary'' - (canon)
*Gary Bell - ''Alphas'' - (canon)
*Julia - ''Sesame Street'' - (canon)
*Kevin Blake - ''Eureka'' - (canon - He was "cured" when an alternate timeline was created. Autistic people... were not thrilled with that outcome)
*Lieutenant Commander Data - ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' - (Probably best classified as "accidentally autistic". He has autistic traits and many autistic people see themselves represented in Data, but it seems that the writers of the show did not intentionally write him as autistic. Brent Spiner, the actor who plays Data, said in an interview that he was glad that he didn't know Data to be autistic, because he was afraid that he would have pushed the writers to write him in a certain way, which "could have ruined the entire thing".<ref> [https://youtu.be/59BaaifBuFI?t=1867 Excerpt from JLGB interview with Brent Spiner], edited by Jessie Gender </ref>)
*Lieutenant Commander Spock - ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' (and more) - (Another character that is probably best classified as "accidentally autistic". While not explicitly written as such {{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}, many autistic people see themselves represented by Spock.)
*Marcy Wu - ''Amphibia'' - (semi-canon? When a fan brought it up to the show creator, with the supporting opinion of psychologist friends, he said he would “default to you and your trained colleagues on this one.”)
*Matilda Moss - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)
*Max Jerry Horowitz - ''Mary and Max'' - (canon)
*Nicholas Moss - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)
*Sam Gardner - ''Atypical'' - (canon)
*Spencer Reid - ''Criminal Minds'' - (not confirmed canon aside from actor who plays him)
*Wendy - ''Please Stand By'' - (canon)
*Will Graham - ''Hannibal'' - (in the first episode, he is said to be somewhere on the Autism Spectrum)
*Woo Young Woo - ''Extraordinary Attorney Woo''

Some of my favourite autistic-coded fictional queer women:
* Robin Buckley - ''Stranger Things'' (coded but not officially canon)
* Jillian Holtzmann - ''Ghostbusters'' (coded but not officially canon)
* Janine Kishi - ''The Baby-sitters Club'' (coded but not officially canon)

Gastro-intestinal problems

2022-08-24T10:00:35Z

Anna: Adding personal experience, reorganising.

<blockquote style="background-color: pink"> maybe this could go under a section for common co-occurring conditions? along with apraxia, EDS, etc </blockquote>

Autism and gastrointestinal problems have been linked to each other in multiple studies. In this article, we aim to give a short overview of their findings.

== Disclaimer ==

<blockquote style="background-color: pink"> Should we put some kind of trigger/content warning here? </blockquote>

Nobody knows if gastrointestinal problems are a ''symptom'' of autism, a common ''co-morbidity'' of autism, a ''consequence'' of autism, or even a ''cause'' of autism. The ongoing research is at least in part aimed at identifying how exactly autism and gastrointestinal problems are related. Note that at least some of the research that is done into autism has questionable ethics. This article is not meant to discuss those ethics. Please read the page on [[ethics of autism research]] to learn more. Please also note that some readers might be triggered by reading about ethically questionable research, and should take caution when reading this article.

== Scientific results ==

<blockquote style="background-color: pink"> To start things off, here are some claims with references. We should turn them into a proper "story" at some point. </blockquote>

* A study from 2013 compared biopsies taken from the guts from children diagnosed with [[https://actuallyautistic.wiki/wiki/The_autism_spectrum ASD]] and gastrointestinal problems, to biopsies taken from patients with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or no gastrointestinal problems ('histologically normal'). The aim of the study was to find out if there are genetic commonalities between the patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, and the children with ASD. The study found that, while there was a significant overlap in the gene expressions of these groups, the ASD group also had distinctive features, which the authors of the study interpreted as evidence for the presence of an ASD-associated variant of ''inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)''.<ref> Walker S.J., Fortunato J., Gonzalez L.G., Krigsman A. ''Identification of unique gene expression profile in children with regressive autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ileocolitis.'' PLoS One. 8 Mar 2013. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23520485/ doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058058].</ref>

* A study from 2014 found that children with ASD were at least three times more likely to experience frequent gastrointestinal symptoms than children with a "typical development". The study specifies these gastrointestinal problems as: abdominal pain, pain on stooling, constipation, gaseousness/bloating, diarrhoea, sensitivity to foods, as well as vomiting and difficulty swallowing. Each of these symptoms was very rare in the typical development control group. The most commonly reported gastrointestinal symptom in both groups was "sensitivity to food". In the group of children diagnosed with ASD, 31% reported having sensitivity to food "frequently" or "always" in the last three months, compared to 4.5% in the typical development control group. The second-most common symptom was "constipation", which was 15.5% of ASD children experienced "frequently" or "always" in the last three months, compared to 3.5% in the control group of typical development children. For some less common symptoms, children diagnosed with ASD were 6 (bloating) or even 8 (diarrhoea) times more likely to experience them than the children in the control group were. <ref> Chaidez V., Hansen R.L., Hertz-Picciotto I. ''Gastrointestinal problems in children with autism, developmental delays or typical development''. J. Autism Dev. Disord. May 2014. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981895 doi: 10.1007/s10803-013-1973-x].</ref>

* A 2018 study investigated the relationship between autism, the immune system, gastrointestinal problems and gut bacteria. <ref> Rose D.R., Yang H., Serena G., Sturgeon C., Ma B., Careaga M., Hughes H.K., Angkustsiri K., Rose M., Hertz-Picciotto I., Van de Water J., Hansen R.L., Ravel J., Fasano A., Ashwood P. ''Differential immune responses and microbiota profiles in children with autism spectrum disorders and co-morbid gastrointestinal symptoms.'' Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Volume 70, pages 354-368. May 2018. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2018.03.025 doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2018.03.025]. </ref>

== Personal experiences ==

As a teenager, I was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). I found that cutting diary from my diet helped a lot. I also found that cutting other foods that are known for causing irritation to the bowels, helped calm things down. I am now careful around cabbage, certain beans, all alliums, and chilli. However, stress, particularly stress caused by having to participate in too many social situations, increases my bowel problems. Stress will cause bloating, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

<blockquote style="background-color: pink"> Please add more. </blockquote>

== References ==

Gastro-intestinal problems

2022-08-24T09:20:55Z

Anna: Adding two more references.

<blockquote style="background-color: pink"> maybe this could go under a section for common co-occurring conditions? along with apraxia, EDS, etc </blockquote>

Autism and gastrointestinal problems have been linked to each other in multiple studies. In this article, we aim to give a short overview of their findings.

Disclaimer: nobody knows if gastrointestinal problems are a ''symptom'' of autism, a common ''co-morbidity'' of autism, a ''consequence'' of autism, or even a ''cause'' of autism. The ongoing research is at least in part aimed at identifying how exactly autism and gastrointestinal problems are related. Note that at least some of the research that is done into autism has questionable ethics. This article is not meant to discuss those ethics. Please read the page on [[ethics of autism research]] to learn more. Please also note that some readers might be triggered by reading about ethically questionable research, and should take caution when reading this article.

<blockquote style="background-color: pink"> Should we put some kind of trigger/content warning here? </blockquote>

<blockquote style="background-color: pink"> To start things off, here are some claims with references. We should turn them into a proper "story" at some point. </blockquote>

* A study from 2013 compared biopsies taken from the guts from children diagnosed with [[https://actuallyautistic.wiki/wiki/The_autism_spectrum ASD]] and gastrointestinal problems, to biopsies taken from patients with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or no gastrointestinal problems ('histologically normal'). The aim of the study was to find out if there are genetic commonalities between the patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, and the children with ASD. The study found that, while there was a significant overlap in the gene expressions of these groups, the ASD group also had distinctive features, which the authors of the study interpreted as evidence for the presence of an ASD-associated variant of ''inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)''.<ref> Walker S.J., Fortunato J., Gonzalez L.G., Krigsman A. ''Identification of unique gene expression profile in children with regressive autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ileocolitis.'' PLoS One. 8 Mar 2013. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23520485/ doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058058].</ref>

* A study from 2014 found that children with ASD were at least three times more likely to experience frequent gastrointestinal symptoms than children with a "typical development". The study specifies these gastrointestinal problems as: abdominal pain, pain on stooling, constipation, gaseousness/bloating, diarrhoea, sensitivity to foods, as well as vomiting and difficulty swallowing. Each of these symptoms was very rare in the typical development control group. The most commonly reported gastrointestinal symptom in both groups was "sensitivity to food". In the group of children diagnosed with ASD, 31% reported having sensitivity to food "frequently" or "always" in the last three months, compared to 4.5% in the typical development control group. The second-most common symptom was "constipation", which was 15.5% of ASD children experienced "frequently" or "always" in the last three months, compared to 3.5% in the control group of typical development children. For some less common symptoms, children diagnosed with ASD were 6 (bloating) or even 8 (diarrhoea) times more likely to experience them than the children in the control group were. <ref> Chaidez V., Hansen R.L., Hertz-Picciotto I. ''Gastrointestinal problems in children with autism, developmental delays or typical development''. J. Autism Dev. Disord. May 2014. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981895 doi: 10.1007/s10803-013-1973-x].</ref>

* A 2018 study investigated the relationship between autism, the immune system, gastrointestinal problems and gut bacteria. <ref> Rose D.R., Yang H., Serena G., Sturgeon C., Ma B., Careaga M., Hughes H.K., Angkustsiri K., Rose M., Hertz-Picciotto I., Van de Water J., Hansen R.L., Ravel J., Fasano A., Ashwood P. ''Differential immune responses and microbiota profiles in children with autism spectrum disorders and co-morbid gastrointestinal symptoms.'' Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Volume 70, pages 354-368. May 2018. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2018.03.025 doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2018.03.025]. </ref>

Gastro-intestinal problems

2022-08-24T09:00:06Z

Anna: Adding an introduction, a disclaimer, some notes, and a first reference.

Late diagnosis

2022-08-24T05:17:42Z

Anna: Doing a bit of rewriting and adding some experiences.

Many [[Autism|autistic]] people only realise they're autistic later in life. A '''late diagnosis''', either in the form of a [[Formal diagnosis|formal diagnosis]] or [[Self-diagnosis|self diagnosis]], can bring both relief as well as grief.

Some ideas, suggestions, support for those who self assess or are assessed by formal practitioners later in life.

Please add your insights.

== Grief ==

When getting a diagnosis later in life, many autistic people go through a process of reviewing their life experiences through the lens of an alternate mentality. This can often cause a sense of grief.

You may grieve the way that they were treated by others, because they found your natural behaviour difficult or confronting. Maybe you suffered mental and/or physical abuse. Maybe you missed opportunities because you did not recognise them.

You may also grieve 'lost' time, that was spent going from wrong diagnosis to wrong diagnosis, maybe even being medicated for things that you did not suffer from. You may have experienced [[autistic burnout]] without knowing it, and feel like you would have recovered from that earlier had you known that you were autistic.

== Gratitude ==

A late diagnosis can also bring a lot of gratitude. Many people feel relief for not being a 'failed allistic person', but rather a 'perfectly fine autistic person', with their own unique perspectives on life, nature and the world. Getting the diagnosis may therefore also help you to 'give yourself permission' to share those unique views, and own them as something that makes you a valuable individual.

You may also reflect on experiences and wonder if you would have had them if you had known that you were autistic. Maybe your family and teachers would have been more protective of you if they had known you were autistic. They might have not encouraged you to join the girl scouts, or to go on holiday by yourself, or to join a club. Maybe you feel like those experiences have shaped you as a person, or were valuable in another way. Ignorance can be bliss.

Main Page

2022-08-24T04:41:11Z

Anna: /* I have no idea where to put this page so I'll just put it here and hope somebody else will move it later to a more appropriate place */ Adding "Gastro-intestinal problems" and "Victimization"

Autism passport

2022-08-24T04:34:00Z

Anna: Creating a stub for this article to get things started.

In its most general form, an autism passport is a card or form with specific information about an autistic individual. Its intended purpose is to quickly communicate important information about the behaviour of the autistic person or the accommodations that they need to a teacher, employer, general practitioner, nurse, etcetera.

== Types of autism passports ==

The Dutch website [https://www.autismepaspoort.nl Autisme paspoort] offers an autism passport that is specifically designed for children. The child's parents/guardians fill out a long questionnaire about the child, ideally together with the child's teacher. From this, the website extracts a one-page information sheet that lists important information about the child, including:

* The extend of the child's sensitivity to different sensory inputs.
* Stims that are often used by the child.
* Behaviours of the child that indicate that they are suffering from sensory overload.
* Measures that can be taken to help reduce the child's sensory overload.

Another example are the flyers 'Gesprek bij de huisarts' and 'Gesprek bij een arts/specialist/zorgverlener' from the [https://www.fann-autisme.nl Female Autism Network of the Netherlands (FANN)]. These flyers are meant as a tool for autistic people to prepare themselves for a visit to their general practitioner's, or another medical specialist. The flyers consist of two parts. The first part lists questions that help the autistic person to verbalise what medical help they need, what questions they need to ask the specialist, and what the desired outcome of the consult is. The second part is a checklist, which the autistic person can use to quickly communicate to the medical professional what accommodations they need. For example, they can indicate that they:

* Have difficulty understanding metaphors.
* Are hypersensitive to (sudden) noises.
* Are hyposensitive to pain.
* Have difficulty describing the severity of their symptoms.
* Need the medical professional to ask them if all their questions are answered to their satisfaction.

They then send this part to the medical professional in advance, so that they can prepare themselves for the visit also.

Hidden disabilities sunflower

2022-08-23T13:47:49Z

Anna: Creating a stub for this article to get things started. It would be nice to add some statistics, e.g., about how many airports and airlines recognize the sunflower and offer support.

The sunflower is a symbol for [[invisible disabilities]] and [[hidden disabilities]], such as autism, and is recognized globally. People can wear a sunflower lanyard, badge, patch, cap, key chain, face mask or other accessory to discreetly indicate that they have an invisible or hidden disability. The card can be customized and contain additional information. For example: it may specify that the holder is autistic and has [[situational mutism]]. For more information, see Hidden Disabilities [https://hiddendisabilitiesstore.com].

Main Page

2022-08-23T13:38:42Z

Anna: /* Accommodations */ Adding the "Hidden disabilities sunflower" entry. Not sure if it should go in the Accommodations sections, or in another section, tbh.

'''''Welcome to ActuallyAutistic Wiki!'''''
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* '''Everyone is welcome to contribute to this wiki!'''
* You can edit any page without even having an account. Just hit the 'Edit' tab.
* The number one rule of wiki editing is to be bold. Go ahead—make changes. Other people can correct any mistakes you make, so have confidence, and give it a try!
* None of the content here is sacred. Please just make changes! Earlier versions can always be restored if necessary. These are all collaborative documents.
* If you have some ideas on how to improve this project, feel free to use the ''Talk:Topic'' discussions [[Main Page#Discussion|at the end of this page!]] You can also create your own!
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== Actually Autistic terminology ==

* [[Allism]]
* [[Autism]]
* [[Autistic burnout]]
* [[Echolalia]]
* [[Executive dysfunction]]
* [[Hyperfocus]]
* [[Info dumping]]
* [[Masking]]
* [[Meltdown]]
* [[Monotropism]]
* [[Neurodivergence]]
* [[Neurodiversity]]
* [[Neurotypical]]
* [[Parallel play]]
* [[Rejection sensitive dysphoria]]
* [[Safe foods]]
* [[Savant]]
* [[Self-diagnosis]] and [[Formal diagnosis|medical diagnosis]]
* [[Sensory overload]]
* [[Shutdown]]
* [[Special interest]]
* [[Spoons]]
* [[Stimming]]

== Sociology ==

* [[Gossip]]
* [[Group dynamics]]
* [[Peer group]]
* [[Power]]
* [[Saving face]]
* [[Social status]]

== Psychology ==

* [[Alexithymia]]
* [[Anxiety]]
* [[Empathy]]
* [[Functioning labels|High- and low-functioning]]
* [[Imposter syndrome]]
* [[Synesthesia]]
* [[Theory of mind]]

== Sources of misunderstandings between autistic and allistic people ==

* [[Body language]]
* [[Common sense]]
* [[Defence mechanism|Defence mechanisms]]
* [[Double empathy problem]]
* [[Eye contact]]
* [[Facial expression|Facial expressions]]
* [[Getting coffee]]
* [[Literal interpretation]]
* [[Multi-channel communication]]
* [[Responding to "How are you?"]]
* [[Social cue|Social cues]]
* [[Tone of voice]]

== Navigating office & work dynamics ==

* [[Decoding Office Phrases]]
* [[HR interviews]]
* [[Job interviews]]
* [[Meetings]]
* [[Networking]]
* [[Team building / work socials]]
* [[Water cooler]]

== Dating & relationships ==

* [[Autistic love languages]]
* [[Dating apps / online dating]]
* [[Neurodivergent relationships]]

== Autistic culture ==

* [[Autistic celebrities]]
* [[Autistic representation in fiction]]
* [[Books by Autistic authors]]
* [[Podcasts by Autistic creators]]

== Accommodations ==

* [[AAC]]
* [[Hidden disabilities sunflower]]
* [[Noise-cancelling headphones]]

== Culture specific differences ==

* [[Ask and guess cultures]]
* [[High and low context cultures]]
* [[Peach and coconut cultures]]

== Diagnostic journey ==

* [[Formal diagnosis]]
* [[Multiple Diagnoses|Multiple diagnoses]]
* [[Questioning]]
* [[Research]]
* [[Screening tools]]
* [[Self-diagnosis]]

== Autism research ==

* [[Autism Speaks]]
* [[Autism stereotypes]]
* [[Deficit model]]
* [[Functioning labels]]
* [[Ethics of autism research]]
* [[Gender bias]]
* [[History of autism]]

== How to help ==

* [[Capacity]]

== Mental health ==

* [[Applied behavior analysis]]
* [[Difficulties with mental health services]]

== Information processing differences ==

* [[Auditory processing disorder]]
* [[Dyslexia]]
* [[Dyspraxia]]
* [[Dyscalculia]]
* [[Dysgraphia]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[Synaesthesia]]

== Senses ==

Many autistics have differences in their senses, such as maybe hypersensitive to sound but hyposensitive to smell. These articles should try to document examples of both types as well as potential ways to compensate.

* [[Auditory perception|Hearing]]
* [[Interoception]]
* [[Proprioception]]
* [[Olfactory perception|Smell]]
* [[Taste]]
* [[Texture]]
* [[Vision]]

== Meta ==

* [[Community guidelines]]
* [[Style guidelines]]

== Discussion ==

We can talk about the wiki itself in talk-pages[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages]. Feel free to create your own for topics.

* [[Talk:Feature wishlist]]
* [[Talk:Meta]]
* [[Talk:Miscellaneous]]

== Categories ==

There are currently a handful of articles available, across several [[Special:Categories|categories]].

Podcasts by Autistic creators

2022-08-23T13:15:08Z

Anna: Creating this page, adding four podcasts.

For now this is just a list. Maybe we can come up with categories and organize once we have collected a bunch of podcasts.

* ''[[1800 Seconds On Autism]]'', Robyn Steward and Jamie Knight, 2018-now
* ''[[21andsensory]]'', Emily, 2017-now
* ''[[Managing the Smart Mind]]'', Else Kramer, 2022-now
* ''[[Neurodivergent Moments]]'', Abigoliah Schamaun & Joe Wells, 2022-now

Main Page

2022-08-23T13:05:48Z

Anna: /* Autistic culture */ Sorting list alphabetically, adding the "Podcasts by Autistic creators" page

'''''Welcome to ActuallyAutistic Wiki!'''''
----
* '''Everyone is welcome to contribute to this wiki!'''
* You can edit any page without even having an account. Just hit the 'Edit' tab.
* The number one rule of wiki editing is to be bold. Go ahead—make changes. Other people can correct any mistakes you make, so have confidence, and give it a try!
* None of the content here is sacred. Please just make changes! Earlier versions can always be restored if necessary. These are all collaborative documents.
* If you have some ideas on how to improve this project, feel free to use the ''Talk:Topic'' discussions [[Main Page#Discussion|at the end of this page!]] You can also create your own!
* Here is a [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page short guide] on how to create a new wiki page!
* '''Please remember that links are mostly CASE SENSITIVE'''. When linking to a missing page, whichever case you use will be created when someone follows the link and makes a new page. Linking to existing articles is case sensitive for every letter ''except'' the first one. Lowercasing or capitalizing a letter other than the first one will break the link / not link to the page you want. Please read [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links this guide on links] for more information.

== Actually Autistic terminology ==

* [[Allism]]
* [[Autism]]
* [[Autistic burnout]]
* [[Echolalia]]
* [[Executive dysfunction]]
* [[Hyperfocus]]
* [[Info dumping]]
* [[Masking]]
* [[Meltdown]]
* [[Monotropism]]
* [[Neurodivergence]]
* [[Neurodiversity]]
* [[Neurotypical]]
* [[Parallel play]]
* [[Rejection sensitive dysphoria]]
* [[Safe foods]]
* [[Self-diagnosis]] and [[Formal diagnosis|medical diagnosis]]
* [[Sensory overload]]
* [[Shutdown]]
* [[Special interest]]
* [[Spoons]]
* [[Stimming]]

== Sociology ==

* [[Gossip]]
* [[Group dynamics]]
* [[Peer group]]
* [[Power]]
* [[Saving face]]
* [[Social status]]

== Psychology ==

* [[Alexithymia]]
* [[Anxiety]]
* [[Empathy]]
* [[Functioning labels|High- and low-functioning]]
* [[Imposter syndrome]]
* [[Synesthesia]]
* [[Theory of mind]]

== Sources of misunderstandings between autistic and allistic people ==

* [[Body language]]
* [[Common sense]]
* [[Defence mechanism|Defence mechanisms]]
* [[Double empathy problem]]
* [[Eye contact]]
* [[Facial expression|Facial expressions]]
* [[Getting coffee]]
* [[Literal interpretation]]
* [[Multi-channel communication]]
* [[Responding to "How are you?"]]
* [[Social cue|Social cues]]
* [[Tone of voice]]

== Navigating office & work dynamics ==

* [[HR interviews]]
* [[Job interviews]]
* [[Meetings]]
* [[Networking]]
* [[Team building / work socials]]
* [[Water cooler]]

== Dating & relationships ==

* [[Autistic love languages]]
* [[Dating apps / online dating]]
* [[Neurodivergent relationships]]

== Autistic culture ==

* [[Autistic celebrities]]
* [[Autistic representation in fiction]]
* [[Books by Autistic authors]]
* [[Podcasts by Autistic creators]]

== Accommodations ==

* [[AAC]]
* [[Noise-cancelling headphones]]

== Culture specific differences ==

* [[Ask and guess cultures]]
* [[High and low context cultures]]
* [[Peach and coconut cultures]]

== Diagnostic journey ==

* [[Formal diagnosis]]
* [[Multiple Diagnoses|Multiple diagnoses]]
* [[Questioning]]
* [[Research]]
* [[Screening tools]]
* [[Self-diagnosis]]

== Autism research ==

* [[Autism Speaks]]
* [[Autism stereotypes]]
* [[Deficit model]]
* [[Functioning labels]]
* [[Ethics of autism research]]
* [[Gender bias]]
* [[History of autism]]

== How to help ==

* [[Capacity]]

== Mental health ==

* [[Applied behavior analysis]]
* [[Difficulties with mental health services]]

== Learning difficulties ==

* [[Auditory processing disorder]]
* [[Dyslexia]]
* [[Dyspraxia]]
* [[Dyscalculia]]
* [[Dysgraphia]]

== Senses ==

Many autistics have differences in their senses, such as maybe hypersensitive to sound but hyposensitive to smell. These articles should try to document examples of both types as well as potential ways to compensate.

* [[Auditory perception|Hearing]]
* [[Interoception]]
* [[Proprioception]]
* [[Olfactory perception|Smell]]
* [[Taste]]
* [[Texture]]
* [[Vision]]

== Discussion ==

We can talk about the wiki itself in talk-pages[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages]. Feel free to create your own for topics.

* [[Talk:Feature wishlist]]
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Books by Autistic authors

2022-08-23T13:01:18Z

Anna:

For now this is just a list. Maybe it would be nice to organize it maybe in a table so people can sort by, e.g., genre, main topic, intended audience, language, etcetera?

== English books ==

* ''[[A Field Guide to Earthlings]]'', Star Ford, 2010
* ''[[Ten Steps to Nanette]]'', Hannah Gadsby, 2022
* ''[[Drama Queen: One Autistic Woman and a Life of Unhelpful Labels]]'', Sara Gibbs, 2021
* ''[[Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World]]'', Laura James, 2017
* ''[[Letters to My Weird Sisters: On Autism and Feminism]]'', Joanne Limburg, 2021

== Dutch books ==

* ''[[Anders gaat ook: Hoe ik functioneer met autisme en ADHD]]'', Elise Cordaro, 2019
* ''[[Aut of the box]]'', Magali De Reu, 2021
* ''[[Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit]]'', Bianca Toeps, 2019
* ''[[Zondagsleven]]'', Judith Visser, 2020
* ''[[Zondagskind]]'', Judith Visser, 2018

== German books ==

* ''[[Nicht normal, aber das richtig gut: Mein wunderbares Leben mit Autismus und ADHS]]'', Denise Linke, 2015
* ''[[Schattenspringer - Wie es ist, anders zu sein]]'', Daniela Schreiter, 2014

Books by Autistic authors

2022-08-23T12:51:29Z

Anna: Adding more Dutch books.

For now this is just a list. Maybe it would be nice to organize it maybe in a table so people can sort by, e.g., genre, main topic, intended audience, language, etcetera?

== English books ==

* ''[[A Field Guide to Earthlings]]'', Star Ford, 2010
* ''[[Ten Steps to Nanette]]'', Hannah Gadsby, 2022
* ''[[Letters to My Weird Sisters: On Autism and Feminism]]'', Joanne Limburg, 2021

== Dutch books ==

* ''[[Anders gaat ook: Hoe ik functioneer met autisme en ADHD]]'', Elise Cordaro, 2019
* ''[[Aut of the box]]'', Magali De Reu, 2021
* ''[[Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit]]'', Bianca Toeps, 2019
* ''[[Zondagsleven]]'', Judith Visser, 2020
* ''[[Zondagskind]]'', Judith Visser, 2018

== German books ==

* ''[[Nicht normal, aber das richtig gut: Mein wunderbares Leben mit Autismus und ADHS]]'', Denise Linke, 2015
* ''[[Schattenspringer - Wie es ist, anders zu sein]]'', Daniela Schreiter, 2014

Books by Autistic authors

2022-08-23T12:03:37Z

Anna:

For now this is just a list. Maybe it would be nice to organize it maybe in a table so people can sort by, e.g., genre, main topic, intended audience, language, etcetera?

== English books ==

* ''Ten Steps to Nanette'', Hannah Gadsby, 2022

* ''Letters to My Weird Sisters: On Autism and Feminism'', Joanne Limburg, 2021

== Dutch books ==

* ''Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit'', Bianca Toeps, 2019

Books by Autistic authors

2022-08-23T12:01:50Z

Anna: Created page with "For now this is just a list. Maybe it would be nice to organize it maybe in a table so people can sort by, e.g., genre, main topic, intended audience, language, etcetera? == English books == - ''Ten Steps to Nanette'', Hannah Gadsby, 2022 == Dutch books == - ''Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit'', Bianca Toeps, 2019"