Ember Green | Autism Misinfo: Why we still need advocacy ft. @YoSamdySam @Ember_Green | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Talking about autism, assessment, diagnosis & community, again! Is the hype surrounding misinformation on TikTok because it's a danger to autism advocacy, or is it just another push-back against autistic people speaking for themselves?
PATREON: patreon.com/EmberGreen
KO-FI: ko-fi.com/embergreen#
LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/Ember_Green
My autism videos: youtube.com/watch?v=vaZZiX0veFY&list=PL_CtIp5TCxpz5Hsdm70RLY8rzrc1pG2PV
Yo Samdy Sam: youtube.com/@YoSamdySam
Sam's book: amazon.com/So-you-think-youre-autistic/dp/B0BMHPLXK2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4TGS848UHV5O&keywords=so+you+think+you%27re+autistic&qid=1702508960&sprefix=so+you+think+youre+autisti%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-1
It’s four years since I got diagnosed as autistic & it’s been quite the journey! From watching my first ever YouTube video about autism & falling down the rabbit hole, to today & me being a part of the autism rabbit hole!
So let’s talk about autism advocacy, from social media to mainstream psychology & established medicine to charities like Autism Speaks. I tell you why I got diagnosed, and why I am seeking further diagnoses, while also fighting for a world in which one doesn’t need to overcome gatekeeping to access necessary care. I discuss the medical gaslighting that disabled people must endure during assessments, why the Autism assessment process can be confusing to autistic people, and importantly, what autistic advocates are doing about it.
Featuring Samantha Stein of Yo Samdy Sam fame & her own book – So You Think You’re Autistic, A Workbook For the Confused Person Who’s Just Trying to Figure Things Out. We talk about TikTok, healthcare, empowerment and creating good strategies for AuDHD people.
I dive into a study which supposedly shows that most of the information about autism on TikTok is false. And I talk about some of the more cringe aspects of neurodivergent social media, especially the trend of “neurotypical” discourse. Neurodiversity is not a movement of division & generalisation & this video is a celebration of the hard work done by neurodiversity & disability advocates, despite the occasional bad egg. #ActuallyAutistic
Sources & recommendations doc: docs.google.com/document/d/1CbfxmfPbOw6o3b3iKs4xkqe4uElgwlYr8IHO-_Znqh8/edit?usp=sharing
Featuring News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Artist: incompetech.com
Talking about autism, assessment, diagnosis & community, again! Is the hype surrounding misinformation on TikTok because it's a danger to autism advocacy, or is it just another push-back against autistic people speaking for themselves?
PATREON: patreon.com/EmberGreen
KO-FI: ko-fi.com/embergreen#
LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/Ember_Green
My autism videos: youtube.com/watch?v=vaZZiX0veFY&list=PL_CtIp5TCxpz5Hsdm70RLY8rzrc1pG2PV
Yo Samdy Sam: youtube.com/@YoSamdySam
Sam's book: amazon.com/So-you-think-youre-autistic/dp/B0BMHPLXK2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4TGS848UHV5O&keywords=so+you+think+you%27re+autistic&qid=1702508960&sprefix=so+you+think+youre+autisti%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-1
It’s four years since I got diagnosed as autistic & it’s been quite the journey! From watching my first ever YouTube video about autism & falling down the rabbit hole, to today & me being a part of the autism rabbit hole!
So let’s talk about autism advocacy, from social media to mainstream psychology & established medicine to charities like Autism Speaks. I tell you why I got diagnosed, and why I am seeking further diagnoses, while also fighting for a world in which one doesn’t need to overcome gatekeeping to access necessary care. I discuss the medical gaslighting that disabled people must endure during assessments, why the Autism assessment process can be confusing to autistic people, and importantly, what autistic advocates are doing about it.
Featuring Samantha Stein of Yo Samdy Sam fame & her own book – So You Think You’re Autistic, A Workbook For the Confused Person Who’s Just Trying to Figure Things Out. We talk about TikTok, healthcare, empowerment and creating good strategies for AuDHD people.
I dive into a study which supposedly shows that most of the information about autism on TikTok is false. And I talk about some of the more cringe aspects of neurodivergent social media, especially the trend of “neurotypical” discourse. Neurodiversity is not a movement of division & generalisation & this video is a celebration of the hard work done by neurodiversity & disability advocates, despite the occasional bad egg. #ActuallyAutistic
Sources & recommendations doc: docs.google.com/document/d/1CbfxmfPbOw6o3b3iKs4xkqe4uElgwlYr8IHO-_Znqh8/edit?usp=sharing
Featuring News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Artist: incompetech.com
