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An essay covering the 5 major strategies that autistic and ADHD people use to communicate they love you ❤️

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Aww. I like. I penguin pebbled this article some :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is it just me or is the page insanely slow?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

its slow for me as well

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe a little of both

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing. I’m building up my resources for communicating and this is a fantastic resource :)