Ask an Autistic #23 - What is Autism?

What is autism? What are some common autistic traits? Is autism a disability? How can I help accommodate autistic people? How should I treat autistic people? Answers to all of these questions and more in this episode of Ask an Autistic!

Related videos:
What is Stimming?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WexCWZPJE6A
What is Sensory Processing Disorder?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upU-dc19Taw
What is Passing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsH1fX4MM60
What is Vocal/Verbal stimming?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEB7nGvJt7I
What is AAC?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcr56leaVWA
What is Scripting?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtbbmeyh5rk
What are Autistic Meltdowns?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhUDyarzqXE
What are Autistic Shutdowns?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WIiL8vBjq0
What About Eye Contact?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXM9Mj5Zd7I
What is Echolalia?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ome-95iHtB0
Is Autism a Disability?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKE3PT2_ynU
What is Neurodiversity?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6xl_yJKWVU
Why Acceptance? Autism Acceptance Month
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XhbHIgm438

Further Autism Resources:
http://www.autismacceptancemonth.com/what-is-autism/
http://www.autismacceptancemonth.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/AAM-What-Is-Autism.pdf
http://www.autismacceptancemonth.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/AAM-Myths-About-Autism.pdf
http://www.autistichoya.com/p/introduction-to-autism-faqs-of-autism.html
http://goldenheartedrose.tumblr.com/autism101
http://neurowonderful.tumblr.com/autismmasterpost
http://neurowonderful.tumblr.com/tagged/autism

ASAN (The Autistic Self Advocacy Network)
http://autisticadvocacy.org/
Autism Acceptance Month
http://www.autismacceptancemonth.com/about/

For parents:
https://www.facebook.com/ParentingAutisticChildrenWithLoveAcceptance
https://www.facebook.com/respectfullyconnected
http://www.autismacceptancemonth.com/resources/parent/
http://www.autreat.com/dont_mourn.html
http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/2013/04/what-i-wish-id-been-made-aware-of-when.html
http://amazingadventuresautism.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/the-letter-i-wish-i-had-read-when-my.html
http://thecaffeinatedautistic.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/to-the-parents-of-newly-diagnosed-autistics/

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