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Amanda Broderick,

BSW Registration Pending with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

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Trees rising up out of still water and reflected in the water. A blue sky in the background.

Trees rising up out of still water and reflected in the water. A blue sky in the background.

Medical Model vs. Social Model

The medical model was centered on the belief that the best way to help people who were disabled was to focus on the changes the individual could make to “improve” their life. The social model of disability says that disability actually comes from society itself

Amanda Broderick

11 hours ago2 min read

Large tree, bare of leaves against a pale grey sky with water visible in the distance. Long grasses and sandy beach are in the foreground.

Large tree, bare of leaves against a pale grey sky with water visible in the distance. Long grasses and sandy beach are in the foreground.

Self Diagnosis

Many people are challenged by the idea of self diagnosis. Autism/ADHD/AudHD diagnosed by a psychiatrist, or a doctor or a psychologist is somehow more “real”, at least to some people.

Amanda Broderick

Sep 302 min read

A gray and cloudy sky with a glimpse of water. In the foreground are rose bushes with one pink flower and red rose hips, long grasses and trees on the left side of the picture.

A gray and cloudy sky with a glimpse of water. In the foreground are rose bushes with one pink flower and red rose hips, long grasses and trees on the left side of the picture.

Invisible Disability

Invisible or hidden disabilities are conditions that impact something called Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), but are not visible to others.

Amanda Broderick

Sep 232 min read

Person First vs. Identity First Language

Person First vs. Identity First Language

Person First vs. Identity First Language

Person First vs. Identity First Language. For many Autistic people they feel that their Autism is a core part of who they are.

Amanda Broderick

Sep 91 min read

Large rocks framing white capped waves with a tree to the side and gray clouds overhead

Large rocks framing white capped waves with a tree to the side and gray clouds overhead

Late Diagnosis

What is late diagnosis? Late diagnosis occurs when an Autistic person is identified after the age of 18.

Amanda Broderick

Aug 212 min read

What is Autism Anyways?

What is Autism Anyways?

What is Autism Anyways?

What is Autism Anyways? There are all sorts of historical theories about Autism and what it means. Historically Autism was thought to be...

Amanda Broderick

Aug 192 min read

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