Building on Luke Beardon’s golden equation of ‘autism + environment = outcome’ this article proposes that distress and mental health problems are generated by the human ecosystem, highlighting that to improve the wellbeing of Autistic people we must take an approach of ecological conservation to make the ecosystem sustainable and safe for all people.
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Understanding Autism: Meltdowns & Shutdowns
Autistic meltdowns and shutdowns are widely misunderstood, so what is a better way of understanding them? This article considers what they are and how to reduce meltdowns and shutdowns in Autistic people.