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'Everyone is on the spectrum?'
You’ve probably heard people say that autism is a “spectrum.” It’s a common way to describe it — but it’s also a bit misleading . When most people picture a “spectrum,” they imagine a straight line that runs from “not autistic” on one end to “very autistic” on the other. That might make sense at first, but it creates a few problems. For one, it suggests there’s just one measure of how autistic someone is, like a volume knob you can turn up or down. It also feeds into that phr
Oct 282 min read


Links & Websites
https://neurodiversityuk.co.uk/ https://daisychainproject.co.uk/ https://www.autism.org.uk/ https://www.autismtoolbox.co.uk/ https://www.annafreud.org/ https://www.autismcentral.org.uk/ https://www.mind.org.uk/ https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/find-nhs-talking-therapies-for-anxiety-and-depression/ https://hubofhope.co.uk/ https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/about-maternal-mental-health/support-mums-and-families/ https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/urgent-
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Neurodivergent Friendly Books
Divergent Mind (Jenera Nerenberg) The Autistic Brain (Temple Grandin) Unmasked - The Ultimate Guide to ADHD, Autism and Neurodivergence. (Ellie Middleton) Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? (DR Julie Smith) Unmasking Autism (Devon Price)
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