PCAT is not diagnostic, this work is not about lists of 'typical autistic behaviour' or a 'how to guide’ to support autistic people.
We don't want to change anyone!
Neurodiversity University:
Different people have different brains and think differently and have different skills and abilities
• Different does not mean wrong or bad
• Human progress has always been dependent upon different ways of thinking.
• Difference is essential for new ideas to develop
• We all have different abilities and interests
• Effective teams rely upon different skills
• If everyone had the same mind there would be little point in having different people
• The concept of multiple intelligence is widely accepted
Society needs to accept and celebrate difference even when it is not immediately obvious that money can be made from that difference