Neurotypicals Be Crazy
What did many scientists believe was a cause of autism in the mid-twentieth century?
Cold "refrigerator" mothers.
How much more likely are boys to be diagnosed than girls?
Five times more likely.
Which Saturday Night Live founding member is autistic?
Dan Ackroyd.
Is autism a disability?
It depends on individual perceptions!
What is hyperlexia?
Unusually high reading abilities from a young age.
What percentage of ABA therapists believed that it was okay to use electric shocks as punishment in 2008?
Twenty-five percent (and a third believed that sensory punishments were okay).
How likely are autistic people to be LGBTQ+ compared to neurotypicals?
Six times more likely.
Who is the first canonically autistic Pixar character?
Renee in Loop (2020)
True or false: Autistic people are deficient in empathy.
False!
What is PDA (not Public Displays of Affection)?
Pathological Demand Avoidance (avoiding menial tasks)
What kind of doctor proposed the vaccine-autism link?
A gastroenterologist
Autism affects one in how many people?
Thirty-six!
This TV writer learned he was autistic after accidentally creating an autistic character.
Dan Harmon (Community's Abed Nadir)
Who first wrote about autism?
Leo Kanner
What is dyspraxia?
A movement/coordination disorder
What did an Autism Speaks member want to do to her autistic child?
Drive off a bridge with her child in the car.
Twenty-five to thirty percent.
What is the name of the autistic musician who wrote "Fireflies"?
Adam Young (Owl City)
What year did the term "Asperger's Syndrome" stop being clinically used?
2013
How much more likely are autistic people to have synesthesia?
Three times more likely
Why do neurotypicals look each other in the eye?
Because they instantly go deaf if they can't see the person who is talking.
What percentage of autistic people is extremely attractive?
One hundred percent.
Who is the ACTUAL first autistic Pixar character?
WALL-E (or Mike Wasowski)
What is the best texture?
Everything y'all just said
What is the worst noise?
Your mother