Various connections have been made between violence and autism within social narratives. According to public opinion, violent behavior is common for autistic...
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particularly unusual, specific, or niche. Autism rights advocates and psychologists say this binary of acceptable "passions" and pathologised "obsessions" is unfair...
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or simply autism, is a neurodevelopmental disorder "characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social...
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High-functioning autism (HFA) was historically an autism classification to describe a person who exhibited no intellectual disability but otherwise showed...
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Diagnoses of autism have become more frequent since the 1980s, which has led to various controversies about both the cause of autism and the nature of...
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Infodumping (category Sociological and cultural aspects of autism)
culture, community, and space for well-being". In Milton, Damian; Ryan, Sara (eds.). The Routledge international handbook of critical autism studies. Routledge...
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The history of autism spans over a century; autism has been subject to varying treatments, being pathologized or being viewed as a beneficial part of...
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Societal and cultural aspects of autism or sociology of autism come into play with recognition of autism, approaches to its support services and therapies...
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Neurodiversity (redirect from Autism identity)
neurocognition is part of humanity and that some neurodivergences generally classified as disorders, such as autism, are differences and disabilities that are not...
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Discrimination against autistic people (redirect from Persecution of autism)
Autistic people are subject to this policy. Autism-friendly Autism rights movement Neurodiversity Violence and autism Billawalla, Alshaba; Wolbring, Gregor...
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investigation into vaccines and autism spectrum disorder has shown that there is no relationship between the two, causal or otherwise, and that vaccine ingredients...
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Employment of autistic people (redirect from Autism and employment)
social issue. People with autism have one of the lowest employment rates among workers with disabilities, with between 76% and 90% of autistic people being...
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neurodiversity paradigm, viewing autism as a set of naturally occurring variations in human cognition, a disability with both strengths and weaknesses, rather than...
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Autism Network International (ANI) is an advocacy organization run by and for autistic people. ANI's principles involve the anti-cure perspective, the...
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Late talker (category Speech and language pathology)
language emergence (LLE), which can also be an early or secondary sign of an autism spectrum disorder, or other developmental disorders, such as fetal alcohol...
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Jim Sinclair (activist) (category Autism activists)
advocate for the anti-cure position on autism, arguing that autism is an integral part of a person's identity and should not be cured. Sinclair is intersex...
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the MMR vaccine and autism have been extensively investigated and found to be false. The link was first suggested in the early 1990s and came to public...
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Devon Price (redirect from Unmasking Autism)
blogger, and author focusing on autism. He is best known for his books, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity and Laziness Does...
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Autism-friendly means being aware of social engagement and environmental factors affecting Autistic people, with modifications to communication methods...
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Violence against Christians in India is religiously motivated violence against Christians in India. Human Rights Watch has classified violence against...
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of Koregaon Bhima. The violence and stone pelting by a crowd at the gathering resulted in the death of a 28-year old youth and injuries to five others...
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Politicians, parents, and other activists have claimed that violence in video games can be tied to violent behavior, particularly in children, and have sought ways...
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Double empathy problem (section Problems with earlier studies on theory of mind and empathy in autism)
empathy problem is a psychological and sociological theory first coined in 2012 by Damian Milton, an autistic autism researcher. This theory proposes that...
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The history of autism in France is marked by the strong influence of psychoanalysis, and by the persistence of institutionalization practices that violate...
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Sexual frustration (section Autism)
(December 2017). "Sexuality in autism: hypersexual and paraphilic behavior in women and men with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder". Dialogues...
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and asexual (LGBTQIA+) people frequently experience violence directed toward their sexuality, gender identity, or gender expression. This violence may...
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Jennifer Cook O'Toole (section Awards and honors)
author and speaker. She is known for her six Asperkids books, which have been translated into six languages and include the winner of the Autism Society...
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National Autistic Society (redirect from Sarah Lambert (autism))
1975. In 1963, Gerald Gasson, a parent and member of the executive committee, designed the primary symbol for autism: a puzzle piece with a picture of a...
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of the world contain narratives, symbols, and metaphors of violence and war. Religious violence is violence that is motivated by, or in reaction to, religious...
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Autistic Pride Day (redirect from Autism Pride Day)
autistic people face come from other people's attitudes about autism and a lack of supports and accommodations (ableism), rather than being essential to the...
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