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The Real-World Impact of Eliminationist Rhetoric on Autistic People

Lyric Holmans

While those in power have attempted to frame finding a cause of Autism (and eliminating it) as a public health goal, for many Autistic People, this type of rhetoric is received as a profound existential threat.

This language is part of a broader pattern where top officials have spoken about Autism (falsely) as a “preventable disease”, focusing efforts on finding a “cause“ and Autism as something to eliminate or prevent (rather than focusing on supporting the needs of existing Autistic People). Continue reading The Real-World Impact of Eliminationist Rhetoric on Autistic People

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Beyond the “Cause”: What the Autistic Community Actually Needs

Lyric Holmans

In recent months, the Trump Regime’s “Make America Healthy Again“ (MAHA) movement’s main conversation around Autism and Autistic People has been about finding what causes us to be Autistic and how to “cure Autism,” or how to “prevent“ future Autism (how to stop more Autistic People from being born). Continue reading Beyond the “Cause”: What the Autistic Community Actually Needs

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The Box of Shame Almost Crushed Me but Autistic Pride Was My Escape – The Dangerous Trap of “Battling Autism” (And How It Nearly Killed Me)

Lyric Holmans

For me, (now) growth is learning to work with my Autistic (and multiply NeuroDivergent) mind (instead of against it) and treating my brain like a friend and partner (instead of an adversary). This (radical self-acceptance for even my struggles) has been key to my success, but parents who get stuck “battling Autism” (battling their kid’s minds like I was locked in battle with my own mind for years) are on a very different path than I am on now (battling against Autism instead of collaborating with it). Continue reading The Box of Shame Almost Crushed Me but Autistic Pride Was My Escape – The Dangerous Trap of “Battling Autism” (And How It Nearly Killed Me)

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Autism NeuroDivergence & Sensory Processing – My Personal AuDHD (Autistic and ADHD) Experience

Lyric Holmans

What exactly is sensory processing? One might (falsely) think that every human on this earth experiences the world in the same way, that we all experience the sun’s brightness the same, or the level of sounds in the room the … Continue reading Autism NeuroDivergence & Sensory Processing – My Personal AuDHD (Autistic and ADHD) Experience

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The Realities of Autistic & NeuroDivergent Camouflaging (Masking)

Lyric Holmans

Neurodiversity, a normal and natural part of human variation, encompasses the diversity of the brain and nervous system.

The human brain, body, and nervous system can exhibit variety in various ways. Still, these differences may not be readily apparent to outsiders (due to misunderstandings and assumptions because of these differences being hidden within the person’s brain). Continue reading The Realities of Autistic & NeuroDivergent Camouflaging (Masking)

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Breaking Free from the Critic: Learning to Love Myself and Others More Completely I realized many of the traits I'd "filed away" and deemed as "bad," "shameful," and to "never see the light of day" could be attributed to being Autistic (or other forms of NeuroDivergence I embody).

Breaking Free from the Critic: Learning to Love Myself and Others More Completely

Lyric Holmans

I realized many of the traits I’d “filed away” and deemed as “bad,” “shameful,” and to “never see the light of day” could be attributed to being Autistic (or other forms of NeuroDivergence I embody).
Continue reading Breaking Free from the Critic: Learning to Love Myself and Others More Completely