Suppose you had a brick on your foot.  And you told someone: “I am in pain. Can you help me get this brick off my...

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After eight years pretending to not be autistic, I decided to self-identify. Internalized ableism was one reason I hid...

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The worldwide need to quarantine has invited a wide focus on loneliness and its effects on mental health. The pandemic...

I recall saying in an interview that I see myself as autistic rather than a person with autism because I see autism as...

Gender is a social construct, which means a person’s gender is determined neither by genetics or society but by the...