TERMS

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REFERENCES

LBGTQIA2  GLOSSARY ​

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NEURODIVERSITY: BASIC TERMS AND REFERENCES

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  • AS: Autism Spectrum 

  • Anxiety

  • Bipolar

  • Depression

  • Dyslexia

  • Dysgraphia – a writing disability

  • Dyscalculia – math disability

  • Dyspraxia, Sensory integration, fine motor differences

  • Dysphasia – differences in understanding language

  • Harm OCD

  • Processing differences: 

(sensory: auditory, visual, gustatory, olfactory, tactile, proprioceptive & vestibular)

  • Speech & language

  • ADHD, attentional, executive function, energy capacities

  • TBI Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Eating OCD

  • Physical disabilities

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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OUR NEURODIVERGENT AUTISTIC CULTURE

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​We acknowledge our LBGTQIA Neurodivergent Autistic humans.

 

We use identity-first language, "I am autistic", opposed to "I'm a person with autism", reflecting Autism at the core of our identity, that Autism is a Spectrum, a part of neurodivergence and not a disorder. We radically embrace and celebrate neurodivergence.

 

Authoritarian and conforming learning and approaches such as ABA or Applied Behaviour Analysis, treatment or cures, ableism or functioning labels are harmful to both FAN and their beloved's neurodivergent neurobiologies.

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AFFILIATED DISCLAIMER

 

ROARHEART™ makes no recommendations nor has any opinions about or is responsible for the content or deficit language of neurodivergence on sites and links that are external to ROARHEART™. The language that describes neurodivergent neurologies and life experiences as disordered, defective or that to be "fixed, changed and cured" is offensive and harmful to FAN and their child.

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It is strongly recommended that medical, psychiatric and other therapeutic advice or treatment can only be given by suitably trained and accredited professionals. ROARHEART™ is not a substitute either inferred or directly to replace any form of treatment participants are currently engaged in. We further suggest that prior to making any changes to current treatment participants discuss this with the practitioner that prescribed the treatment or at least get a second opinion from a suitably qualified and accredited clinician. We cannot do this we are not qualified.

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