A profound and comprehensive look into shame as an overarching experience of autistic folk (particularly those in medicine, where autism is still treated as a disorder and patients are infantilized), and what we can do to break the cycle.
Mary Doherty@autisticdoctor.bsky.social · 4mo agoI’ve published a preprint on Autistic Shame. It’s not an easy read. Shame is the hidden link between the stigma autistic people face and the mental health crisis in our community. This paper is my attempt to name it, trace it, and point toward what we might do about it. osf.io/preprints/ps...
