Aspiegirlwarrior
@aspiegirlwarrior.bsky.social
Autistic woman, blogger, mother, teacher and psychology student
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“It was the weirdest thing. I opened my copy of the DSM-5 this morning and someone had hastily scrawled an addendum about how for people named Gregg Wallace can’t wear briefs, for sensory reasons. They can, however, wear a sock over their penis, which is a completely comfortable experience.”
Breaking: DSM-5 hastily updated to account for Gregg Wallace’s underpants
In breaking news, the DSM-5 has been updated in the last 24 hours to include plausible deniability for Gregg Wallace, specifically. The manual, used by psychologists to diagnose a range of conditions...
thedailytism.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
“It was the weirdest thing. I opened my copy of the DSM-5 this morning and someone had hastily scrawled an addendum about how for people named Gregg Wallace can’t wear briefs, for sensory reasons. They can, however, wear a sock over their penis, which is a completely comfortable experience.”
This is definitely worrying - yes, there is a trend to be investigated but this appears to be a really over simplistic way of explaining the problem that will only make the neurodivergent community feel more isolated and stigmatised.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Ofsted criticised over training manual linking autistic children to extremism
National Autistic Society says guidance risks stigmatising traits amid concern over number of autistic children referred to Prevent
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
This is definitely worrying - yes, there is a trend to be investigated but this appears to be a really over simplistic way of explaining the problem that will only make the neurodivergent community feel more isolated and stigmatised.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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“Recently, there have been claims that autism is being “over-diagnosed”. Given that it took me until the age of 50 to receive a diagnosis, I’d challenge this. I’d also like to challenge some of the stereotypes that prevail.” @mattcainwriter.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... #autism
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... #autism
I thought it was being gay that made my life so difficult. Then, at 50, I got an eye-opening diagnosis …
I spent far too many years lonely and angry, thanks to schoolmates who called me ‘weird’ and bosses who dismissed me as ‘hysterical’. But was it my sexuality that put their backs up – or the autism I ...
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“Recently, there have been claims that autism is being “over-diagnosed”. Given that it took me until the age of 50 to receive a diagnosis, I’d challenge this. I’d also like to challenge some of the stereotypes that prevail.” @mattcainwriter.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... #autism
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... #autism
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And who they didn't approve of
June 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
And who they didn't approve of
The 'leaky pipe' problem with female autism research
June 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The 'leaky pipe' problem with female autism research
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June 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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My telltale signs of autistic burn out - this is how my body shows me something is wrong.
June 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
My telltale signs of autistic burn out - this is how my body shows me something is wrong.
