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Author: Aaron Bouma

This author has written 10 articles
Success: An Autism Self-Advocate’s Viewpoint
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Success: An Autism Self-Advocate’s Viewpoint

  • April 21, 2020
  • Aaron Bouma
  • asperger's, Autism, Neurodiversity
Autism self-advocate Aaron Bouma discusses success - what it means to him, and how it can be achieved.
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Meaningful Employment & Autism: A Self-Advocate’s Perspective
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Meaningful Employment & Autism: A Self-Advocate’s Perspective

  • October 8, 2019
  • Aaron Bouma
  • asperger's, Autism, Neurodiversity
Autism self-advocate Aaron Bouma discusses what he considers meaningful employment, and explores the challenges people on the spectrum face in finding it.
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Mental Health On The Autism Spectrum: A Self-Advocate’s Perspective
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Mental Health On The Autism Spectrum: a Self-Advocate’s Perspective

  • March 5, 2019
  • Aaron Bouma
  • Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Autism, Neurodiversity
Autism self-advocate Aaron Bouma discusses the importance of caring for mental health to avoid "autistic burnout".
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Autism, Passions, And Milestones
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Autism, Passions, and Milestones

  • November 8, 2018
  • Aaron Bouma
  • Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Autism, Neurodiversity
Autism self-advocate Aaron Bouma discusses how his passion for model building and woodworking has allowed him to accomplish personal milestones.
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Autism Inclusion In Schools: It Worked For Me
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Autism Inclusion in Schools: It Worked For Me

  • July 6, 2018
  • Aaron Bouma
  • Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Autism, Neurodiversity
Canadian autism self-advocate Aaron Bouma discusses the importance of inclusion in schools for people on the spectrum, and the impact it had on his life.
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Advancing Adults With Autism Beyond The Summit
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Advancing Adults with Autism Beyond the Summit

  • March 29, 2018
  • Aaron Bouma
  • Autism, Neurodiversity
Autism self-advocate Aaron Bouma discusses how he hopes a recent autism summit in his community will be the first of many.
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Dating Challenges On The Autism Spectrum
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Dating Challenges on the Autism Spectrum

  • December 29, 2017
  • Aaron Bouma
  • Autism, Neurodiversity
Aaron Bouma discusses his dating experiences, and how his diagnosis with autism can create challenges in finding relationships.
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The War Within: Battling OCD On The Autism Spectrum
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The War Within: Battling OCD on the Autism Spectrum

  • September 8, 2017
  • Aaron Bouma
  • Autism, Neurodiversity, ocd
Aaron Bouma discusses how having both autism and OCD has affected his life, both for the worse and for the better.
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Reaching “Critical Mass”: Supporting Autistic Individuals To Achieve Their Goals
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Reaching “Critical Mass”: Supporting Autistic Individuals to Achieve Their Goals

  • July 19, 2017
  • Aaron Bouma
  • Autism, Neurodiversity, ocd
Aaron Bouma, a Canadian advocate with autism, explains how having a core group of supportive family and friends - a "critical mass" as he calls them - helped him overcome challenges growing up.
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Asperger’s And Hyperinterests: Finding Your Strengths On The Autism Spectrum
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Asperger’s and Hyperinterests: Finding Your Strengths on the Autism Spectrum

  • June 9, 2017
  • Aaron Bouma
  • Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Autism, neurodiversuty
Aaron Bouma, diagnosed with Asperger's at 12 and now an advocate in Canada, discusses how his love of military history and model building has blossomed into a career.
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