These posts discuss the common stereotypes associated with autism and autistic behavior
27th January 2019 All groups of people have stereotypes that wrongly define them. Most of the time these stereotypes have a negative effect, as by their very definition the stereotype makes people assume that all people belonging to that group are the same. For example, all tall people must be good at basketball. This is seldom
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21st October 2018 Have you heard the phrase “Is the glass half empty or half full?”. It is a question that is asked to determine if a person is an optimist, meaning they have a positive outlook on life, or a pessimist, meaning they have a negative one. If you say half full, you are
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5th May 2018 The dictionary meaning of the word cliché is “1. a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. 2. a stereotype”. Within the history of Autism unfortunately there are a lot of stereotypes that suggest the average Autistic is male, a genius, loves mathematics, is obsessed about space
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6th February 2018 It might be a bit cliché but I love maths. Especially geometry, although I enjoy dabbling in all aspects of mathematics. Currently I am reading a book which involves the mathematics behind statistics and how they are used. This got me thinking about where statistics are used when discussing Autism. This includes
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7th January 2018 So it seems lately that I keep being told the phrase “Well, everyone is on the Autistic Spectrum aren’t they?” and so I wanted to do a blog about this one sentence. As an Autistic I do find myself feeling quite upset when I hear this, as it is a very dismissive
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