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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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Autistic & Divergent Voices: From Autistic While Black In The UK To “I Might Be Autistic” | May 2022
I might be Autistic: Exploring and accepting my autism By Monetta at Neuroclastic I was sitting in the front seat of my then-boyfriend’s car when he looked over at me and said, “Sometimes I think you might be autistic.” I said, “I could be.” I did not know then that the fact that I did not […]
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#JRCSueMeToo | Autistic and Divergent Voices Taking A Stand With Neuroclastic Against The Judge Rotenberg Center’s Threat Of Lawsuit
The Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) recently threatened Neuroclastic, an Autistic-founded and led organization and publication, with a defamation lawsuit for using the word ’torture’ to describe their ‘therapy.’ The Autistic Community and real allies have risen against this bully (again and again) and are working to support Neuroclastic in spirit, advocacy and with donations to […]
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Press Release: Judge Rotenberg Center Threatens NeuroClastic with Defamation Suit | #JRCSueMeToo
Note: The Judge Rotenberg Center has threatened Neuroclastic with a defamation lawsuit. Find out more at Neuroclastic (links below) and if able, please support their gofundme page. Tags seen: #JRCSueMetoo #StopTheShock #StopTheShocks JRC History Bearing Witness, Demanding Freedom: Judge Rotenberg Center Archive by Lydia X. Z. Brown. Press Release: Judge Rotenberg Center Threatens NeuroClastic 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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From Autism Acceptance Is More Than A Buzzword To April And Accommodations | April 2022
Genetic Research & Autism April is Autism Acceptance month — and acceptance is more than a buzzword. Working toward acceptance means welcoming autistic people’s leadership on the issues that most affect our lives. Since Autism Acceptance Month began, the autistic community has made a tremendous cultural impact in terms of how our society views autism. […]
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