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autistic-created alternative autism criteria

After looking at a lot of the criticisms of the proposed DSM5 criteria, I’ve been thinking about what potential criteria would look like if they were written with the perspective of someone autistic in mind–meaning looking at the underlying differences, not behavioural ones. These are what I’ve come up with so far. I would love to be able to refine and validate these/something built off of these some time in the future to replace the crap being put out in DSM5.

A. Differences in perception (at least 3)

Sensory defensiveness (ie, complaints or avoidance of any of the following: loud noises or places, bright lights, textures (food or object/clothing), tastes, smells, touch)

Sensory seeking (ie, stims or stimming behaviour such as rocking, flapping, finger flicking, hair twirling, spinning objects, etc or actively desiring any of the following: deep pressure or touch, vestibular sensation [swings, spinning in any context, etc], specific smells, tastes, or textures)

Auditory processing difficulties

Unusual, awkward, or delayed motor skills, or asymmetry between gross and fine motor skills (ie, clumsy but with strong fine motor skills, good gross motor skills with poor hand-writing or table skills)

A reduced or lack of conscious awareness and/or use of allistic (not autistic) nonverbal behaviour and communication such as facial expression, gesture, and posture.

This criterion should not exclude persons who have learnt to read or otherwise comprehend nonverbal behaviour by rote learning, particularly adults. Intentional learning to overcome an inherent difficulty in comprehension is supportive of this criterion. It should also not exclude persons who have been taught to use nonverbals to be less visibly different. In such cases, internal report of difficulty should take precedence over apparent behaviour.

B. Differences in cognition (at least 3, one of which must be 1 or 2)

Difficulty in beginning or ending (at least 1):

Perseverative thoughts or behaviours  

Needing prompts (visual, verbal, hand-over-hand, etc) to begin or finish a task

Difficulties planning complex activities

Catatonia

Difficulty switching between activities

Lack of apparent startle response

Difficulty in using language (at least 1):

Problems with pronoun use that are developmentally inappropriate

A reduced or lack of awareness of tone in self (ie, speaks in a monotone, childish, or otherwise unusual manner) and/or others (ie, does not perceive sarcasm or follow implied prompts, responds to rhetorical statements and questions in earnest)

A reduced or lack of awareness of volume (ie, speaks too loud or too quietly for the situation)

No functional language use

Echolalia

Mutism in some or all situations

At least one special interest in a topic that is unusual for any combination of intensity (ie, does not want to learn/talk about anything else, collects all information about the topic) or subject matter (ie, unusual, obscure, or not considered age appropriate). Topics may be age appropriate and/or common (such as a popular television show or book), but the intensity of interest and/or specific behaviour (such as collecting or organising information as the primary focus) should be taken into account.

Asymmetry of cognitive skills

Talents in pattern recognition, including music, mathematics, specific language structures, puzzles, and art.

A tendency to focus on details instead of the broader picture, across contexts.

C. These differences cause impairment and/or distress in at least one context (ie, school, work, home), which may be variable over time. D. Symptoms should be present in early childhood, but may not be noticable until social demands outpace compensatory skills, at any age

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i would like to recieve asks for helping people find objects!

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Advice from your friendly neighborhood spoonie autistic. There is this thermal aid company ( http://www.buythermalaid.com/?rtag=thermal-aid ) that makes stuffed animals that can be heated up or frozen. I have the bunny and it’s great for my chronic migraines and sore joints, but also because it’s heavy and weighted!! Pressure stimming! They are 100% natural too so if your really sensitive to chemical type stuff this would be good! I like to freeze mine and lay it on my chest at night. Also the website had very easy to understand instructions!

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Sylveonkin sweets requested by anon

Blue and pink sprinkles -$3.00

Chocolate covered Oreo -$16.99

↑ Blue and pink -15.00- white and pink ↑

Pink sugar sprinkles -$3.00+

24 cake pops -$12.00

12 pokemon cupcake toppers -$18.00

Sprinkle covered marshmallows -$15.00

Cotton candy fudge -$9.35

48 Chocolate covered pretzels -$60.00

5 Pink star lollipops -$11.25+

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Mermaidkin bath supplies requested by anon

Vegan blue and white soap -$5.00

25 mini shell soaps -$4.75

Blue and gold bath bomb -$5.00

Mermaid kisses body butter -$14.00

Glowing golden bath salts -$4.99

Sea shell bath bombs -$6.00+

Sea Breeze bath bomb -$3.50+

Sea glass seaweed soap -$18.95

Ocean blue body scrub -$12.00

Check out my mermaid bathing suite post to if you want!

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Dragonkin  recipes requested by anon

Rock candy in a pan

Koolaid rock candy

Christmas rock candy

Dragon eggs (VIDEO WARNING)

Jar made rock candy

Rock candy geode (VIDEO WARNING)

Cinnamon rock candy

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Jellyfishkin temporary tattoos for anon

Black and white tattoo -$6.59 (6 EUR)

Small tattoo -$4.99

4 watercolor tattoos -$9.00

Green tattoo sticker -$2.00

Orange/red tattoo -$7.99+

Red and black tattoo -$5.99

Vintage tattoos -$13.08

Colorful tattoo -$7.39

Water color tattoo -$7.39 (Tiny one -$4.09)

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Jellyfishkin jewelry for anon

Silver jellyfish necklace -$18.95

Jellyfish necklace -$30.00+

Silver plated jellyfish necklace -$4.95+

Glow in the dark jellyfish necklace -$18.00

Ocean cuff -$31.68

Jellyfish ring -$45.00

Glow in the dark jellyfish earrings -$10.26

Glow in the dark jellyfish necklace ball -$22.00

Silver wave ring -$5.00

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Voidkin recipes for nothingoingon

Black tea

Triple chocolate fudge

Black macrons

Black sesame salmon balls

Devils food cake

Chocolate bark

Oreos

Black Jam

Squid ink pasta

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Star glass bottle, $12.73

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☀️ Midna fictionkin bath supplies ☀️

12 jewel shaped bath bombs -$15.00

The legend of Zelda bath bomb -$5.50

3 ruby shaped soaps -$5.00

Blue water bath bomb -$4.00

Blue body moisturizer -$7.50

Legend of Zelda cartridge soap -$10.00

Blue sea glass salt scrub -$7.50

Lon Lon milk sugar scrub -$10.00

Blue and black soap -$8.00

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Catkin accesories for nothingoingon

Cat eye mask -$16.00

Cat eye sunglasses -$78.00

Cat ear headband -$7.89+

Cat backpack -$33.70

Cat nails -$36.00

Cat ear hat -$25.00

Cat paw gloves -$25.07

Pastel cat backpack -$43.70

Peter pan cat collar -$22.71

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Alienkin fashion requested by anon

Alien UFO necklace -$5.00

Your planet sucks t shirt -$22.00

Alien face shoes -$31.19

Alien face skirt -$21.99

Rainbow alien backpack -$49.99

Out there alien ring -$10.00

Humans aren’t real t shirt -$25.99

Alien face t shirt -$20.00

Alien head bag -$41.39

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Masculine Spacekin/celestialkin request! (See? I told you it wouldn’t be so difficult. Thank you, hipsters!)

Galaxy shoes

Galaxy shirt

Space shirt

Space Hoodie

Cheaper galaxy shoes :>

SPACE BEDDING ACTUALLY PRETTY CHEAP (check out their entire store)

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gemkin/rockkin candy 

agate lolipops - $22 CDN

kryptonite rock candy - $5 CDN

1lb rock candy - $10 CDN - buy two get one free

chocolate gemstones - $6 CDN

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🌠 Spacekin Sweets requested by anon 🌠

Six clear lollipops with gold stars -$10.99

Red, blue and white star cupcake toppers -$3.50

3 lb Sweet tart candy shaped stars -$14.95

Starry night lollipops -$11.25+

6 glowing nebula lollipops -$14.50

12 outer space sugar cookies -$27.95

Shinny glitter lollipops -$14.00

Gold star edible glitter -$3.99

Marble skittle fudge -$10.00

See my other spacekin candy treat post!

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princess zelda ● earrings ● necklace ● perfume ● candle ● tea cozy ● shirt ●