“Autistic girls are also usually quieter and when they exhibit obsessive behavior (like collecting things for example) that is seen as “endearing and culturally acceptable” according to one psychiatrist.”
The “cute shy girl” is practically a cultural trope, and its vulgar corollary—”you know what they say about the…
A very good friend of mine is autistic, but generally presents as neurotypical.
I’ve always thought that autism was just easier to “pass” with as a girl. Boys are supposed to be loud, boisterous, wild etc. Girls are quite, restrained, proper.
It’s almost like amber rose’s version of feminism is all about empowering amber rose. it seems like an exploitable side-effect when her brand empowers other women.
It’s always a good idea to have this kind of conversation with your parents, especially if they are older and have set up a system where just one does the bill paying and is the general organizer of information for the family. Learn the location of insurance policy documents, bank statements, heirlooms now instead of…
But it is all it takes to have an audience.
Mamie Till made a decision to let the world see. Why do some people want others to look away, because they don’t like the circumstances?
jesus christ....man, fuck yall.
Why doesn’t St. Patrick’s day celebrate all Americans? Why doesn’t Columbus Day celebrate the welcoming natives? Because that’s stupid.
Like running through a cancer ward screaming “THERE ARE OTHER DISEASES, TOO!!!!”
We need to understand why multiracial families, who should know better, choose to send their kids to schools with fewer black students and why these schools produce better educational outcomes.
You might not but there are plenty of women who, like me, enjoy the basics and aren’t really fans of items like orange jumpsuits with cutouts. I’m 31 and I like to dress in more classic styles rather than trendy things.
I really wish I could celebrate the expansion of plus size offerings without feeling bitterly disappointed. While me ten years ago would have loved this line, me now just wants sleek workwear that comes in Plus Size TALL, not just Plus Size. So it’s nice that they’re expanding the market with more styles, but I think…
Sad all around, but the death threats against the doctors and nurses at the hospital just blew me away. And the way the rightwing American pundits framed this tragedy made me ill. Anytime there was article about the this case, Americans would ride into the comments going on about the evils of socialized medicine, and…
From what I’ve read, I think Dr Hirano behaved unwisely in how he handled all of this. He encouraged false hope and had not sufficiently briefed himself on the case when doing so. I think there’s some serious questions about his professionalism in this case. (Also lots of US people commenting in the UK papers seem to…
This is very sad. It seems to me like it has been too late to do anything for Charlie for a long time, and it seems his parents were finally able to accept that. I hope they get the help and support they need to get through this terrible time.
THIS. There are problems with the ACA; people just above Medicaid coverage but still quite poor are boned. They get the thinnest policies with deductibles they’ll not be able to pay, and for too large a portion of their meager incomes. People with medical needs with incomes near the cap for subsidies get stuck between…
Here’s the thing, for various reasons there are victims of the ACA, aka people who are worse off now than they were before. The vast majority of their issues are things that could not have been predicted when the ACA was passed, and I don’t think a single one of them would be better off under the garbage bills we have…
The other thing is you’re talking about a country with more than 300 million people in it. Life is tough, and tougher for some than others. With that many people, you will be able to find hundreds who were specifically fucked over by the ACA because for whatever reason they fall between two brackets of some aspect of…