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Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference.
In this episode, we will discuss:
✅ Autistic identity is accepting yourself as you truly are. ✅ Behaviour often signals anxiety or distress, not intentional aggression. ✅ Negative narratives around autism significantly harm self-esteem. ✅ Behaviourist models wrongly focus on modifying autistic individuals. ✅ Effective support adapts environments rather than forcing individual changes. ✅ Autistic people experience burnout from societal pressure to mask. ✅ Language matters: Autism is an identity, not a removable label.
Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link belowsuelarkey.com.au/lived-experience-of-embracing-autistic-identity
Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcastwww.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/
Join my Neurodiversity Networksuelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/
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To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below.elearning.suelarkey.com.au
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Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference.
In this episode, we will discuss:
✅ Autistic identity is accepting yourself as you truly are. ✅ Behaviour often signals anxiety or distress, not intentional aggression. ✅ Negative narratives around autism significantly harm self-esteem. ✅ Behaviourist models wrongly focus on modifying autistic individuals. ✅ Effective support adapts environments rather than forcing individual changes. ✅ Autistic people experience burnout from societal pressure to mask. ✅ Language matters: Autism is an identity, not a removable label.
Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link belowsuelarkey.com.au/lived-experience-of-embracing-autistic-identity
Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcastwww.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/
Join my Neurodiversity Networksuelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/
Follow my Instagram account for regular tipswww.instagram.com/sue.larkey/
To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below.elearning.suelarkey.com.au

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