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The Cat and the Mirror by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum In my psychology classes, I learned about something called the "Mirror test", which is designed to determine if an animal has a sense of self. Human infants can pass thi ... Read on »

Learning Xenophilia by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum I've already talked about this a bit, here But let's get back to it. Here's my question: People like to try to connect with animals, who have very different minds. Bu ... Read on »

Why am I oblivious to drama? by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum I don't really understand Internet drama... alliances, flame wars, all of that--it flies over my head. I guess it's related to my being autistic, but I'm actually rather ... Read on »

Why Tess Can't See the Future by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum One of my favorite pastimes is playing tabletop role-playing games like D&D. For those of you who don't know what that is, think cooperative storytelling, a bit of a cro ... Read on »

Yes, Altruism Exists by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Recently I've taken part in several discussions where an idea along these lines was brought up: "There's no such thing as altruism, because if you help somebody else, yo ... Read on »

My World Is Your World by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum No, I am not "trapped in my own world". Sometimes, actually, I'm too aware, too sensitive to everything around me. Everything is in bright detail, sharp edges and cor ... Read on »

No, I'm Not Anti-Therapy by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum I worry sometimes that people will think that because I think ABA discourages independent learning, causes problems with lack of generalization and prompt-dependence, is ... Read on »

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The Caretaker by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum This is a work of... fiction. Sort of. When I was young, I was homeless. I learned how to survive. You could find warmth in small nooks where no one bothered to look, ... Read on »

Twitter by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum You've probably noticed how rarely I update my LJ nowadays. Each post takes a while to type out, and it is frustrating because I have a lot to say. So I had the idea ... Read on »

A brief rant by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Quit it with the pity. Just because I'm disabled doesn't mean I'm some poor little thing that you have to walk on eggshells to avoid breaking. There are always things ab ... Read on »

No More Chocolate by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum For some time I've felt lucky to be autistic in part because it means that my compassion does not depend on my ability to see the face of a suffering person, know his id ... Read on »

Not So Scentsational by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Early this morning I dragged myself out of my bed to the unwanted accompaniment of a certain monthly visitor. Crampy, cranky, and already annoyed with life, I grabbed my ... Read on »

Update on Weighted Blanket by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum I've been using my weighted blanket for a while now. So I thought I would update you all on how it's been going. I sleep under the blanket every night now, and ... Read on »

Christy "Helps" with Crochet by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Christy likes to watch me crochet. And paw at the yarn. And lie on the blankets. And crawl under the blankets. Today I spent several hours with a calico cat and a winter ... Read on »

It's hard to talk about. by Danielle Tate Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum I guess I'm expected to post some kind of response to the Newtown shootings. About how some people say the shooter had autism. About how autistic people aren't any more ... Read on »

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