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Autistic Voices | From Ethics & Autism To Disability Day Of Mourning
Sign up to be a Day of Mourning Vigil Site Coordinator 2023 Anti-Filicide Toolkit available at ASAN >> In the past five years, over 550 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives or caregivers. On Wednesday, March 1st, the disability community will gather across the nation to remember these disabled victims of […]
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Autistic Voices | From Adult Misdiagnosis To Ban Seclusion in New Jersey Schools
ADULT MISDIAGNOSIS: THE DEFAULT PATH TO AN AUTISTIC IDENTITY By Autistic Science Person, TPGA I was lucky. This story isn’t about me. But it really could have been. I found out I was autistic before ever being misdiagnosed with anything. It’s time to ban seclusion in New Jersey schools New Jersey is considering new legislation after […]
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Divergent & Autistic Voices | From Get Your Voice Heard At The IACC To Research That Harms Autistic People
Autism Research and the IACC: Your voice matters! ASAN “It is more important than ever to make sure autism research reflects what matters to all of us. Make your voice heard by submitting a comment to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee before each meeting! Learn more about the IACC, and how to submit a comment, with our new resource!” […]
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Netflix Series: Heartbreak High | A Collection of News & Reviews
Check out “Heartbreak High” on Netflix >> Heartbreak High had me in happy tears the other night. Incredible representation of being Autistic and played by an Autistic actor, Chloe Hayden. The interactions, the responses, the sensory exposure, the impending meltdown, pushing back against stigma, the retort* (ty Sia) … and just all of it … […]
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Autistic & Ally Voices: “I Will Die On This Hill” To Therapies That Actually Help Autistic Children | August 2022
WHICH THERAPIES ACTUALLY HELP AUTISTIC CHILDREN? By Shannon Des Roches Rosa At two-and-a-half, my autistic son spoke more words than many other autistic kids in his early intervention speech therapies group. At the time I knew very little about how varied autistic traits could be, so I assumed this pattern would continue. Yet, two years later, several […]
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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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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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