Ask an Autistic #23 - What is Autism?

What is autism? What are some common autistic traits? Is autism a disability? How can I help accommodate autistic people? How should I treat autistic people? Answers to all of these questions and more in this episode of Ask an Autistic!
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Further Autism Resources:
www.autismacceptancemonth.com/...
www.autismacceptancemonth.com/...
www.autismacceptancemonth.com/...
www.autistichoya.com/p/introdu...
goldenheartedrose.tumblr.com/a...
neurowonderful.tumblr.com/auti...
neurowonderful.tumblr.com/tagg...
ASAN (The Autistic Self Advocacy Network)
autisticadvocacy.org/
Autism Acceptance Month
www.autismacceptancemonth.com/...
For parents:
/ parentingautisticchild...
/ respectfullyconnected
www.autismacceptancemonth.com/...
www.autreat.com/dont_mourn.html
www.thinkingautismguide.com/20...
amazingadventuresautism.blogsp...
thecaffeinatedautistic.wordpre...
My tumblr blog: / neurowonderful
My "about me" page: neurowonderful.tumblr.com/tagg...
My FAQ page: neurowonderful.tumblr.com/faq
My twitter page: / amythestschaber
My facebook page: / amythestschaber
The track used in this video is "Like Music" by pheraph