The Autistic Tug of War
Three things pulling me in different directions, like the most complicated tug o' war ever.
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Dr. Zate
- Oct 29, 2022
- 2 min
Diagnosing Autism, Part 5: Recognizing Myself
Some of you are excellent at following pronoun use.
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Dr. Zate
- Oct 22, 2022
- 2 min
Diagnosing Autism, Part 4: Self-Identification, Self-Diagnosis, and the Autistic Community
A lot of medical professionals are skeptical of the self-identified/self-diagnosed autistic person. But the autistic community is not.
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Dr. Zate
- Oct 15, 2022
- 3 min
Diagnosing Autism, Part 3: Growing Pains
In thinking about the evolution of the diagnosis of autism, it's instructional to look at another group of people, the LGBTQ+ community.
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Dr. Zate
- Oct 8, 2022
- 2 min
Diagnosing Autism, Part 2: The Game Sucks
The current diagnostic criteria for autism suck for a bunch of reasons. Here are a few.
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Dr. Zate
- Oct 1, 2022
- 4 min
Diagnosing Autism, Part 1: The Rules of the Game
Let's break down our approach to the diagnosis of autism, so we can think about how we diagnose and who benefits from the current system.
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Dr. Zate
- Sep 15, 2022
- 3 min
Consent, Part 3: Applying the Abstract
As I said before, the right to consent is a fundamental human right. Once you understand what consent really means, applying it to daily...
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Dr. Zate
- Sep 8, 2022
- 3 min
Consent, Part 2: Teaching Concepts
As I said before, the right to consent is a fundamental human right. Once you understand what consent really means, applying it to daily...
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Dr. Zate
- Aug 22, 2022
- 5 min
Sensory Processing, Part 4: Exposure Therapy
As I've said before, sensory needs are often the driving force behind a lot of children’s behavior issues, starting very early in life. ...
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Dr. Zate
- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
This Keeps Happening
There's a whole world out there where kids in other countries live in fear of being shot at school.
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Dr. Zate
- Apr 15, 2022
- 4 min
The Therapy Guidebook for Parents
When a child is struggling, therapies are often the best way to resolve the barriers blocking them from success. But which therapy is the...
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Dr. Zate
- Dec 24, 2019
- 3 min
The Ballad of Aunt Sally (or When a Hug Isn't a Hug)
'Tis the holiday season, when most of us juggle more family events than we have time for. And if you have kids, the circus has more...
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