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Inventing And Then Cashing In On The Autism Epidemic
Inventing And Then Cashing In On The Autism Epidemic An Introduction … By Eve Reiland Remember the Autism Epidemic predicted in the late 90s? Autism was touted as a public health crisis by non-Autistic founders of autism organizations and parent advocates. Autism wasn’t a commonly-known diagnosis in that era, and most folk’s experience with autism was […]
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Dear Celebrities: If You Want To Support Autistics, Then The Time Is Now To Stop Silencing Us & Listen Up
[Jump To The Most Recent Celebrity List >>] In the past two decades celebrities, some knowingly and many unknowingly, have consistently spoken over Autistics to support Cure Autism Now, Autism Speaks, and their cohorts in the name of ’autism awareness’ or to ’save a generation of children’ from being Autistic. Some of these celebrities have […]
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When Did Your State Enact Autism Insurance Reform To Force ABA Coverage? | A State-By-State Guide
AutisticHistory: State Legislation History For Applied Behavioral Analysis (imgs: Blue background with a white area for text. First image shows a blue map of the United States, followed by the list of states and a note. Full text below.) Autism Speaks, with other parent-founded autism organizations, were instrumental in forcing insurance companies to cover the […]
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It’s 2022 and the Autistic Revolution Is Just Getting Started | Note via Eve Reiland #StopBigAutism #BanABA
[Just a note with thoughts about 2022. – Eve Reiland] Back in the archives, daily protest and seeding the search routine. I have two speeds these days, slow and slower. I’m gearing up for ‘the month’ and feels like there’s not enough time to get my personal project list done. Any other Autistic activists or […]
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Autistic & Ally Voices: From “Profound Autism” Category Is Segregation To The Evidence, Ethics & Effectiveness of Autism Interventions | January 3, 2022
Creating a “Profound Autism” Category Is Segregation, Not Progress by Shannon Rosa twitter.com/shannonrosa All parents of autistic children struggle to give our children the lives they deserve, but we struggle in different ways because our children’s support needs vary so widely. I understand this complexity at a deeply personal level, as my autistic son requires […]
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An Open Message to Scientists & Researchers: Stop Dehumanizing Autistics For Your Agenda And Professional Gain | Eve Reiland #BoycottSpectrum10k #HandsOffMyDNA
It’s 2021 and it’s still socially acceptable to dehumanize, belittle and call Autistics unkind names. Autistic slurs are so common they’ve infiltrated pop culture. Autistics see the stigma and bigotry written into TV shows, books, magazines, and movies. We also experience it in our healthcare, education, work and career programs, doctors’ offices and many of […]
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Thought Leadership & Innovation Foundation: Is This Your Response, A ‘Profound Autism’ Tweet? @TLIFOUNDATION | Eve Reiland
Recently, I took the time to write an email to the Thought Leadership & Innovation Foundation that awarded the infamous antivaxxer, pseudoscience and quackery-based ’autism organization’ TACA (Talk About Curing Autism). This organization awarded TACA some innovator or hero award for their autism work. Seriously. They did. So, I sent them an email directly after […]
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