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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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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 Community Voices: Creating Autistic Suffering, ASAN Statement, Autistic Routines & More | May 19, 2022
These things are not luxuries By Julia Bascom at Just Stimming … Historically, Washington, DC has only provided home and community-based services (HCBS) to people with developmental disabilities who also have an intellectual disability. This year, DC is joining most of the rest of the country in expanding eligibility to include people with developmental disabilities, […]
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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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Archive | David Gray-Hammond | #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticHistory
David Gray-Hammond is an Autistic person in recovery from addiction and psychosis. He is currently a children and young person’s mentor for Gecko Community CIO, where he supports neurodivergent young people with trauma and burnout. He is also working with Gecko to set up a project to support young substance users with matters of addiction […]
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