Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
One of my Patrons asked if I could talk about the concept of society gaslighting autistic people. I believe this concept is definitely intertwined with the issue of people not understanding that so-called "mild" autism is still autism.
(just pretend the lights are actual gas lights okay? I tried.)
"Melt Like Icecream" book
Request autographed by Sarah version: facebook.com/theautisticOT/posts/3092877360840005
Not autographed, just through Amazon:
amazon.com/Melt-Cream-Sarah-Selvaggi-Hernandez/dp/0995307091
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One of my Patrons asked if I could talk about the concept of society gaslighting autistic people. I believe this concept is definitely intertwined with the issue of people not understanding that so-called "mild" autism is still autism.
(just pretend the lights are actual gas lights okay? I tried.)
"Melt Like Icecream" book
Request autographed by Sarah version: facebook.com/theautisticOT/posts/3092877360840005
Not autographed, just through Amazon:
amazon.com/Melt-Cream-Sarah-Selvaggi-Hernandez/dp/0995307091
[this is NOT sponsored in any way, just wanted to share ;)]
MERCH: teespring.com/stores/stephanie-bethany
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/StephBethanyYT
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![The Sense of Interoception
Did you know you have more than five senses? One of them is called interoception and its quite important to the autistic experience (although, as with any sensory issue, not exclusive to autistic people).
References/Further Reading:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309527227_Alexithymia_A_general_deficit_of_interoception#:~:text=Abstract,and%20describing%20ones%20own%20emotions.&text=We%20therefore%20suggest%20that%20rather,a%20general%20failure%20of%20interoception.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5098957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5985305/#:~:text=Interoception%20is%20the%20perception%20of,%2C%202002%3B%20Barrett%20et%20al.
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/sensory-processing-issues/interoception-and-sensory-processing-issues-what-you-need-to-know
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![An Autistic Persons Thoughts on Next For Autism & Color the Spectrum | Live
For this months livestream, Im going to be talking about the whole Color the Spectrum event by Mark Rober, his video, and the charity Next for Autism, as well as the autistic communitys response. As its a livestream, Im sure well have an interesting conversation!
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![Autistic Person Reacts to Do All Autistic People Think the Same?
Since you all kept sending me this, I thought Id go ahead and do a reaction to the video recently done by Jubilee titled, Do All Autistic People Think the Same?
Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoWSuxBy6oo
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