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Tag: Autism

Businessman holding a document and pen, has questions to agreement conditions, unsure about signing the contract.
Article Local

Boss Tells Autistic Employee Major Problem Is “No Problem”

by Jeremy EinbinderOctober 31, 2026October 31, 2026
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Young female psychologist looking at camera with her notebook and a pen in her office
Article Local

ABA Coach Passionately Advocates for Whatever the Hell She Thinks Disability Rights Are

by Jeremy EinbinderAugust 31, 2026August 31, 2026
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a poster for a tv with a couple reading "Leave on the spectrum"
Culture

New Netflix Series Helps Autistic Adults Find Divorce

by MV PerryJune 14, 2026June 18, 2026
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Shy woman and man sitting on sofa couch next to each other. First date. Attractive girl and handsome guy meeting dating and trying to talk.
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Autistic Strangers at Party Totally Unaware They Flirted With Each Other

by Jeremy EinbinderJune 9, 2026June 9, 2026
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japanese and caucasian woman friends talk and enjoy at kitchen while drink coffee
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Autistic Woman’s Genuine Earnestness Creeping Out New Acquaintance

by Jeremy EinbinderMay 15, 2026May 15, 2026
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african american business woman in a modern office or a student in a classroom
Opinion

Help! I Am Too Good at Masking and Now My Coworkers Think We’re Friends

by odessamjacksonFebruary 12, 2026February 12, 2026
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Diagram of the trolley problem on a white board
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Autistic Person Analyzing Trolley Problem Mostly Interested in Train Make and Model

by Bea MienikJanuary 25, 2026March 11, 2026
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Awkward conversation among coworkers - man thinks he's funny, but the woman is shocked - candid image of real people in New Zealand, NZ
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Question Posed to Autistic Person Wasn’t Really Question

by Jeremy EinbinderNovember 6, 2025November 6, 2025
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Funny carefree students walk in the park
Local

Another Brave High School Girl Talks to Disabled Kid at Lunch

by Macklin YoumansSeptember 23, 2025September 23, 2025
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Woman using phone ignoring her friend in the street
Local

Local Autistic Isn’t Nonspeaking; They Just Don’t Want to Talk to You

by Spencer HunleyAugust 29, 2025August 29, 2025
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Autistic Boy’s Special Interest Too Gender Conforming for Psychologists to Notice

by Jeremy EinbinderAugust 23, 2025August 23, 2025
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parents hand a suitcase to a child outside of a car
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Parents Ashamed of Their Disabled Child Find Nice Little Sleepaway Camp so She Can Be Someone Else’s Goddamn Problem for Once

by Jeremy EinbinderAugust 15, 2025August 15, 2025
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SHORTS

  • Man Does Disability Simulation to Empathize With People Who Have Also Done Disability Simulation
    “I never knew how hard pretending to need a wheelchair for a day would be!”
  • Woman Makes 30 Diagnoses Under 30 List
    “The only advice I can give it to keep grinding away at those doctor’s appointments.”
  • Accessible Arby’s Forces Dilemma Of Whether To Eat At Arby’s
    Just because you can access it, doesn’t mean you should.
  • Deaf Community Develops ASL Slur For Hearing People Who Only Know Curse Words
    Swearing is America’s pastime, and it could not be more evident in ASL.
  • Child-Proof Cap Also Fine-Motor-Difficulty-Proof
    It required the grip strength of an able-bodied adult.

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POLITICS

  • Democratic Hopefuls Brush Up on Bare Minimum of Disability Rights Ahead of Midterms
    September 28, 2026
  • Trump Clarifies Stance on Disability With Attack on Rights, Liberties, Law, Language, Benefits, Accommodations, Health Care, Community Living, Existence
    August 26, 2026
  • United Nations Sneaks Disability Rights Vote on Day United States and Israel are Absent
    August 23, 2026

CULTURE

  • Meta Smart Glasses Empower Blind People to Participate in Corporate Surveillance
    August 15, 2026
  • DSM-6 Spoilers Leak Online
    August 15, 2026
  • Most of Men’s Health Mag for Dick Pills 
    June 18, 2026

LOCAL

  • Off-Pitch Disabled Singer Lauded by Audience of Cowards
    November 1, 2026
  • Boss Tells Autistic Employee Major Problem Is “No Problem”
    October 31, 2026
  • Interviewer Voluntarily Discloses Discrimination
    October 23, 2026

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