A look at the latest Autistic and divergent news and happenings from around the world.

Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint

• Support for House Bill 1479 in Washington State
  January 31, 2023 by Guy Stephens
• Without Restraint: How Skiing Saved My Son’s Life
  January 17, 2023 by Guest Blogger
• Once upon a time, a tale of seclusion and restraint
  January 13, 2023 by Guest Blogger
• The Reality of Isolation Rooms in New Jersey’s Public Schools, and Efforts to Ban the Practice
  January 12, 2023 by Guest Blogger

Aucademy

• Neurodiversity! What’s that? An introduction to neurodiversity for kids
  December 27, 2022 by autisticltd
• Living under the double rainbow: Trans and non-binary Autistic narratives
  November 14, 2022 by autisticltd
• The New Normal: Autistic Musings on the Threat of a Broken Society
  November 12, 2022 by autisticltd
• Jacki Edry – Moving forward: Reflections on autism, neurodiversity, brain surgery and faith
  August 12, 2022 by autisticltd

Autistic Collaboration

• Nurturing shared understanding in a deceptive world
  January 28, 2023 by Jorn Bettin
• Collaborative niche construction
  January 22, 2023 by Jorn Bettin
• Nurturing healthy Autistic relationships
  January 4, 2023 by Jorn Bettin
• Healing from Autistic trauma
  December 28, 2022 by Jorn Bettin

Autistic Inclusive Meets (AIM)

• Stop Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services Denying Support For Autistic Kids
  January 30, 2023 by alexforshaw
• Windrush Workshop with Bespoken Theatre Company
  January 30, 2023 by alexforshaw
• Thanks to Masons Scaffolding
  January 9, 2023 by alexforshaw
• BBC Radio London Interview with Sunny and Shay
  November 15, 2022 by Aviva Seigler

Autistic Self Advocacy Network

• ASAN IACC Meeting Comments for January 18, 2023
  February 1, 2023 by Alex Grandstaff
• ❄️ ASAN January Update ❄️
  January 31, 2023 by Ianthe Dempsey
• Lack of data forces ASAN to end COVID-19 Case Tracker
  January 30, 2023 by Noor Pervez
• Sign up to be a Day of Mourning Vigil Site Coordinator
  January 5, 2023 by DeanStrauss
• Action Alert: Make Your Opinions on Autism Research Known!
  January 4, 2023 by Alex Grandstaff
• 🎁 ASAN December Update 🎁
  December 31, 2022 by Meredith Bartley

Autistic Strategies Network

• A Rights-Based Approach to Communication and Therapy
  September 26, 2022 by Tania Melnyczuk
• ASN Allies Strategy Meetings 2022
  June 17, 2022 by Tania Melnyczuk
• Aggression in autistic children: Resources
  April 24, 2022 by Tania Melnyczuk
• Nonspeaking autists on radio
  April 1, 2022 by Tania Melnyczuk

European Council of Autistic Persons (EUCAP)

• 16 Days of Activism – Reporting violence
  December 10, 2022 by Sara Rocha
• 16 Days of Activism – violence against autistic children
  December 5, 2022 by Sara Rocha

International Coalition Against Restraint & Seclusion

• The normalization of restraint in mainstream media.
  January 29, 2022 by International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion (ICARS)
• Autistic Advocates and Behavior Therapy Industry Professionals Join Forces to #StopTheShock
  August 26, 2021 by Adam Lodestone

London Autistics Standing Together (LAST)

• First “grown up” Publication
  January 6, 2023 by Manidoo Makwa Kwe
• An open letter to Kismutt Rescue from Autistic adults in London Ontario:
  March 26, 2022 by Manidoo Makwa Kwe

Neuroclastic

• Nurturing shared understanding in a deceptive world
  January 28, 2023 by Jorn Bettin
• Event: N is for Neurodivergent: The Parables of the X-Men with Tré Ventour-Griffiths
  January 24, 2023 by NeuroClastic
• Collaborative niche construction
  January 22, 2023 by Jorn Bettin
• Poetry: My Reflections on MLK Day and My Dreams for Nonspeakers
  January 19, 2023 by Swarit Gopalan
• An Introduction to Creepology: How to identify predators
  January 6, 2023 by Ash Banks
• Book Review: I Will Die on This Hill
  January 6, 2023 by sebastianthedude

Stimpunks Foundation

• Changelog: Updated and New on Stimpunks.org for Calendar Week 5, February 2023
  February 6, 2023 by Ryan Boren
• Changelog: Updated and New on Stimpunks.org for Calendar Week 4, January 2023
  January 31, 2023 by Ryan Boren
• Cognitive Net: Checklists, Index Cards, Ivy Lee, and the Leverage of Simple Interventions
  January 26, 2023 by Ryan Boren
• Changelog: Updated and New on Stimpunks.org for Calendar Week 3, January 2023
  January 23, 2023 by Ryan Boren
• Neurodiversity and Disability Related Passages from “Trust Kids!: Stories on Youth Autonomy and Confronting Adult Supremacy”
  January 16, 2023 by Ryan Boren
• We Use Interaction Badges at Our Events
  January 16, 2023 by Ryan Boren

Therapist Neurodiversity Collective

• Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy: Positions, Therapy Goals, and Best Practices
  April 5, 2022 by Julie Roberts, M.S. CCC-SLP
• Influencer Therapists: Dubious Ethics & Poor Quality Services
  March 18, 2022 by Guest Author

Thinking Person’s Guide To Autism (TPGA)

• I Embrace My Robot Overlords (and ChatGPT)
  January 30, 2023 by Maxfield Sparrow
• My Experience of Unmasking as an Autistic Person
  January 21, 2023 by Hassaan
• Trauma Clashes: Staying Calm When Someone is Melting Down
  December 24, 2022 by Maxfield Sparrow
• The Magic of Noise Canceling Ear Protection
  December 5, 2022 by Autistic Science Person
• Grievance-Based Parent Organizations Are Autism’s MAGA Movement
  November 16, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa
• Autism and Ageism
  November 4, 2022 by Maxfield Sparrow

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