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Autism & Childhood Vaccines Hearing Opening Statement: Henry Waxman | April 6, 2000
View testimony here >> Read all testimony here >> Mr. Waxman. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I am glad we are having this hearing today on autism. We still have many questions about autism–what causes it; what are the safest and most effective treatments; is there a way to prevent it; how many people […]
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Autistic Voices: Series of Essays on Hmong and Disability, Co-creating Autistic / ND Communities, Hypermobility Issues & More
A Series of Essays on Hmong and Disability for Asian American Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month This blog is originally part of Nancy Yang’s work as a Master’s student at CUNY School of Professional Studies. It is a series of essays on Hmong and disability, and it is an unfinished, ongoing piece of work […]
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Misdiagnosed And Disabled: My Reality Due To Inadequate Healthcare For Autistics
By Eve Reiland What would Autistic healthcare look like today if parent-centered autism organizations didn’t push their agendas with autism interventions and research for a cure, and instead focused on supporting Autistics throughout their lifespans? This is a question I’ve repeatedly asked myself the past couple of months after finding out I had been misdiagnosed […]
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Autistic Health: Improving Healthcare Experience For Autistics, Substance Use Survey & More
Autistic Substance Use Survey 2022 This a survey on Autistic people and substance use. The aim is to collate data anonymously on the use of drugs and alcohol in the Autistic community, and use that data to write a report that will be published on this website. The hope is that these insights may help Autistic […]
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Autistic Voices: From Mental Health And The Neurodiversity Paradigm To Autistic Burnout
Mental health and the neurodiversity paradigm By David Gray-Hammond at Emergent Divergence When considering the landscape of mental health, we also have to consider the normalisation of stigma and the dehumanisation of those who are struggling.…. Read More >> SON-RISE, ABA, AND THE PROBLEMS OF THE AUTISM THERAPY INDUSTRY By Ann Borden at TPGA As Chair […]
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Access To The ER – A Basic Missing in Autistic Healthcare
By Eve Reiland On the first day of Autism Awareness month this year, I got eight hours of emergency room sensory hell. It astounds me every April the amount of blue being shined in the name of ’autism awareness,’ and the kudos given to ‘sensory friendly’ spaces being promoted by autism organizations in partnership with […]
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Autistic Voices & More On Healthcare | April 2022
On the Impossibility of Getting Medical and Mental Health Care as an Autistic, Deaf, Black Woman with Chronic Illness GenesizC at Neuroclastic Hey Lovelies, Let’s talk about disbelief. What does that look like? Well, to be frank, it looks like me. I am a Disabled, Autistic, Deaf, Black Woman, and that alone brings a lot of […]
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