I don’t like pathologizing, but I do think it can be useful to give certain sets of traits or behaviors a name, so it can be more efficiently talked about and studied. The fact that gelotophobia and alexithymia have their own name has been hugely benefici
An Investigation of Gelotophobia in Individuals with a Diagnosis of High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder. https://t.co/X9ozu6ZnvR
RT @Peter_Autisme: I think I'm suffering from perittapathologontaphobia. (fear for unnecessary pathologizing) Nobody likes being laughed a…
RT @Peter_Autisme: I think I'm suffering from perittapathologontaphobia. (fear for unnecessary pathologizing) Nobody likes being laughed a…
@Peter_Autisme Totally agree with you. I haven't read the full research paper but from the summary, I am not impressed at all. Bullying needs to be stopped especially to vulnerable children/adults, not a 'label' cast upon them for being so traumatised. @D
RT @Peter_Autisme: I think I'm suffering from perittapathologontaphobia. (fear for unnecessary pathologizing) Nobody likes being laughed a…
RT @Peter_Autisme: I think I'm suffering from perittapathologontaphobia. (fear for unnecessary pathologizing) Nobody likes being laughed a…
Totally agree with @Peter_Autisme I haven't read the article, but wonder whether this really represents the fear of stigma and oppression #actuallyautistic people encounter in society, which is not to be pathologised but resisted? https://t.co/rOzI4ICkAC
I think I'm suffering from perittapathologontaphobia. (fear for unnecessary pathologizing) Nobody likes being laughed at and many fear it, but naming this 'gelotophobia'??? Can autistic people still be just afraid of something? https://t.co/ySrHCNJGHD
An Investigation of Gelotophobia in Individuals with a Diagnosis of High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder. https://t.co/TjeHrev9Nt
An Investigation of Gelotophobia in Individuals with a Diagnosis of High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder https://t.co/EEiPlqT3dB https://t.co/7H4X7FMWgc