The word “autism” was coined in 1912 by Paul Bleuler, a Swiss psychiatrist. “Auto” as a prefix comes from the Greek word “autos” which means “self, one's own, by oneself, of oneself.” “Ismos” as a suffix refers to state (ism). The “ic” in Autistic means “of / pertaining to”. So literally it means something like “pertaining to a state of selfhood”. The original notion was of "morbid self-absorption." A kinder definition I have heard over the years is that to be autistic is to

I wonder if you would ever consider attending therapy with an autistic therapist. And, if you were to consider it, what might be your reservations? Would you be willing to explore the bases of these? And your potential learning edges? If so, read on! "Coming out" as autistic when you are a therapist tends to be risky because of the prevailing dominant narratives and stereotypes around disorder, lack of empathy and coldness, to name a few examples. While in some circles th