Key Articles

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Below is a list of articles from The Autistic Writer blog that cover key aspects of understanding autism.

Part 1: Why Should You Even Care About Autism?

Part 2: What is Autism (the simple answers)?

Part 3: What is Autism (the complex answers)?

Part 4: What is The Autism Spectrum?

Part 5: Autistic Masking Explained

Part 6: Autistic Burnout Explained

Part 7: Theory of Mind

Part 8: Empathy and Autism

Part 9: Do Vaccines Cause Autism?

Part 10: Autism and the Jigsaw Piece

Part 11: Autism: Is Self-Diagnosis Valid?

Part 12: Autism and ABA Therapy

Part 13: Autistic Routine and Cognitive Load

Part 14: Autistic Black-and-White Thinking

Part 15: Neurodiversity and Neurodivergence: The Difference

Part 16: Is Autism a Disability?

Part 17: Autism – Why Words Have Power

Part 18: Refrigerator Mother Theory

Part 19: The Double Empathy Problem

Part 20: Autistic Regression

Part 21: Monotropism

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