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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 & 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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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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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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Archive | Shannon Des Roches Rosa of Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism (TPGA) | #AutisticHistory #AutisticAlly
Shannon Des Roches Rosa is our senior editor and co-founder, and manages our social media and content. She writes about autism and parenting for Washington Post and Spectrum, among other outlets. She is the parent of three autistic and neurodivergent children—all of whom are all now bigger than she is. Via TPGA Archive
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Archive | The Thinking Person’s Guide To Autism (TPGA) | #AutisticHistory #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
[image: Watercolor version of our logo: Black all-caps sans serif text on a white background reading, “Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism.” “Person’s” is in white text, inset in a red rectangle with a pointed end on its right.] Autism info for Autistics, professionals, & parents. www.thinkingautismguide.com Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism (TPGA) is the resource we wish […]
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Autistic Voices WorldWide: From WTAF 60 Minutes Australia To Authentic Autistic Representation | October 14, 2021
Autistic and Divergent voices worldwide: Here are just a few Autistic and Divergent voices, plus a few allies, as captured on October 14, 2021. 60 Minutes Australia Is WTAF? | October 2021 [TW: Very distressing, filicide, suicide, murder, eugenics, abuse, ableism, and more] Bypass and jump to next story >> or Scroll down to continue. […]
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