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Dreaming of a world where "Autism therapy" means
1. Figure out what the signals from your body mean (feelings, overload, a good stim, etc)
2. Figure out how to build time for the good sensory things, limit the bad ones, and access tools (e.g., ear protectors)
(cont& #39;d)
1. Figure out what the signals from your body mean (feelings, overload, a good stim, etc)
2. Figure out how to build time for the good sensory things, limit the bad ones, and access tools (e.g., ear protectors)
(cont& #39;d)
3. Figure out how to communicate access needs to other people (AAC, laminated cards, a script, etc)
4. Learn how to ask for clarification if you don& #39;t understand an instruction or phrase
(Cont& #39;d)
4. Learn how to ask for clarification if you don& #39;t understand an instruction or phrase
(Cont& #39;d)
5. Allistics and Autistics get interpersonal communication classes in K-12 that teach about conflict resolution, common misunderstandings, and that decenters Eurocentric modes of communication
6. Everyone learns what a social script is and that we all use them.
Everyone learns what stimming is and how it can be a helpful tool to self regulate
Everyone learns what stimming is and how it can be a helpful tool to self regulate
Probably some other stuff I& #39;m forgetting too
And also probably stuff I don& #39;t know to add that would specifically help Autistic POC
