by Jaime A. Heidel | Jan 28, 2022 | Blog
Socializing Should Not Determine Autistic Career Advancement One of the top reasons autistic people struggle in the corporate world is that our focus is different from our neurotypical counterparts in the workplace. When an autistic person goes to work for the first...
by Joanna Grace | Jan 25, 2022 | Blog
Much has been written about ‘Masking’ the practice of hiding one’s autistic identity in order to conform to neurotypical models of social behaviour. The research into the impact of masking on a person concludes that it is harmful and damaging to mental and...
by Bernard Grant, PhD | Jan 19, 2022 | Blog
Somewhere online I read a blog post written by a nonautistic person who claims that when an Autistic child lies people should celebrate, as the child has reached a cognitive milestone—as if lying is inherently human rather than learned behavior. This blogger, who...
by Bernard Grant, PhD | Jan 12, 2022 | Blog
Mirroring is the act of imitating the behavior of another person and is largely nonverbal communication. Mirroring is also largely unconscious, for me at least, though some people consciously mimic behavior. Politicians, for example, go through extensive training to...
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