Meet My Autistic Brain
Autism Feels...An Earthling's Guide
Jun 24, 2024
Orion Kelly, an autistic individual, shares his journey of self-identification, being an autistic father, and partner. Topics include debunking stereotypes, empowering through content creation, challenges of co-occurring conditions, communication struggles, differentiating shutdowns, meltdowns, and burnouts, navigating demand avoidance, and promoting autism awareness through his book.
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- Autism awareness has evolved, leading to late diagnoses, debunking intellectual link to autism.
- Balancing masking autistic traits as a father to navigate parenting, highlighting challenges faced.
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Understanding Autism and Intellectual Disability
Autism is not intellectually linked despite past misconceptions. The speaker, Orion Kelly, discusses his late discovery of being autistic, largely due to his son's diagnosis. He highlights the generational shift in autism awareness and the struggle faced by undiagnosed individuals in the past.
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