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atarifrosch@piratenpartei.social
Aurin Azadî

Autism: Self Diagnosis

Autism and anarchy: Self-diagnosis

In general, all the forms that autistic and ADHD people must fill out to get a diagnosis are rather like someone with a broken leg being asked to jump over a garden wall in order to get into a hospital bed. The system lacks a basis in objective observation, and it is also burdening those seeking care in a way that shows it doesn’t understand what autistic people go through.

This! So much this!

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Autism and anarchy: Self-diagnosis - Freedom News

There's a lot of debate about whether self-diagnosis for autism, ADHD and similar disabilities is valid.

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christophs@diaspora.glasswings.com
Christoph S

The Journal Nature Falls for Autism Pseudoscience | Skeptical Inquirer

On May 10, 2023, the journal Nature stooped to a new low when it credulously highlighted one of the most rampant forms of pseudoscience in the world of autism. Facilitated communication, a method that was thoroughly debunked back in the 1990s, has come back, repackaged variously as rapid prompting method (RPM), spelling to communicate (S2C), or simply “using a letter board.” These variants are quickly spreading throughout the autism world. Apparently, we can count the editors of Nature among those who have been fooled by them.

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https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-journal-nature-falls-for-autism-pseudoscience/

The Journal Nature Falls for Autism Pseudoscience | Skeptical Inquirer

On May 10, 2023, the journal Nature stooped to a new low when it credulously highlighted one of the most rampant forms of pseudoscience in the world of autism. Facilitated communication, a method that was thoroughly debunked back in the 1990s, has...

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jjc@societas.online
John Jaarsveld

Clinical study finds scalp acupuncture effective for treating autistic children

The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) conducted a clinical observation of scalp acupuncture treatment for 68 children with autism. The findings indicated that 66 patients have shown improvements after treatment, resulting in an overall efficacy rate of 97%. The treatment was found to be more effective in younger children. Ms Yau said that after the treatment the patients showed more notable improvements in social interaction and verbal communication than in behaviours, noise sensitivity and food selectivity. Moreover, the earlier the children receive acupuncture therapy, the higher the effectiveness. This therapy is also more effective for natal autistic patients than patients with regressive autism.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-10-clinical-scalp-acupuncture-effective-autistic.html

Here you can find the original article: https://cmjournal.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s13020-018-0189-6.pdf
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Clinical study finds scalp acupuncture effective for treating autistic children

The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) conducted a clinical observation of scalp acupuncture treatment for 68 children with autism. The findings indicated that 66 patients have shown improvements after...

ramnath@nerdpol.ch
ramnath

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#Mouth of the #Beast – Wayne McRoy

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We are staring down the Mouth of the Beast. Behind the scenes, a group of technocratic elites are working feverishly toward the attainment of their "Great Work". It is a plan as old as civilization itself, and now, through the advent of modern technology, this plan is closer to fruition than it has ever been before. What is this plan?

The importance of mythology has often been overlooked by the vast majority of people in the modern era. In the high echelons of our society, there are people in positions of power that understand that mythological archetypes have a profound impact upon the minds of men. They have learned how to manipulate these archetypal energies to effectuate changes in our world. Over the course of the past two years, we have witnessed the results of the creation of a new mythology, crafted especially for our modern sensibilities.

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#WayneMcRoy Jr. is the author of The #Autism Epidemic: Transhumanism’s Dirty Little Secret and The Alchemical Tech Revolution: Fulfilling #Ancient #Esoteric #Agendas Through The Use Of High Technology. Wayne pulls together his personal experience with his research in a way that many others are not equipped to do.

The Alchemical Tech Revolution explores the ancient roots of technocracy and seeks to find the true metaphysical underpinnings of our modern society. The state of our society and technology plays a key role in understanding the science of social engineering and how it has been leveraged against us by a small group of elitists who run our world. The #occult #history and teachings of the various secret societies is frequently discussed to give context to things happening in our world. Current events and conspiracy theory meet esotericism and the synchromystic in this eye-opening broadcast...

xanni@diaspora.glasswings.com
Andrew

A quick look at some TikTok stats shows more than 38,000 posts under the hashtag #Autism, with more than 200 million views. The hashtag #ActuallyAutistic (which is used in the autism community to highlight content created by, and not about, autistic people) has more than 20,000 posts and 40 million views.

TikTok is one of the world’s leading social platforms, and has exploded in popularity at a time when other social media megaliths have struggled. It has become an important channel for expression for its young usership – and this has included giving autistic people a voice and community.

It’s a good start. In some ways TikTok has helped drive discussions around autism forward, and shift outsiders’ perspectives. But for real progress, we have to ensure “swipe up” environments aren’t the only spaces where autistic people are welcomed.

TikTok is teaching the world about autism – but is it empowering autistic people or pigeonholing them?

TikTok is teaching the world about autism – but is it empowering autistic people or pigeonholing them?

ActuallyAutistic, #AutismAcceptance and #AutisticAdults are all popular TikTok hashtags. But as much as TikTok can be liberating for people with autism, the conversation can’t stop there.