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Calling Ohio Autistic Activists and Autism Advocates
Calling Ohio autistic activists and autism advocates: If you support the fact that autistic individuals should have a voice in policies that directly affect us despite exclusionary language, whether you’re part of the community or…
Read More →Webinar Survey: Autistic Parents Parenting Autistic Daughters & NT Parents/Caregivers Parenting Daughters with Autism
We are putting together three interest surveys: one each for (1) autistic parents who are parenting autistic daughters, neurotypical parents and caregivers parenting daughters with autism (2) autistic women (3) and the professionals that work…
Read More →Autistic, Parenting, Homeschooling and Acceptance
Mara Fritts is the mother of four, she is diagnosed AS, and she sits on the AWN Board of Directors. I started Homeschooling when our oldest son was 7 years old, after fighting a school system…
Read More →Second Annual Autism Acceptance Event Making a Difference!
Most awareness campaigns have little to do with supports to benefit autistic adults, and it’s become increasingly difficult for many self advocates to breathe through April’s superficial autism frills. Is there anything to look forward…
Read More →15 Things You Should Never Say To An Autistic
There could really be a hundred or a thousand of these, but I’ve decided to choose just fifteen for the sake of brevity and not imploding anyone’s browser. All of these things have actually been…
Read More →Happy New Year!
Early April 2011 began with Rethinking Autism releasing their newest PSA: Autism Support Group. It was really great to see actress, and autistic advocate, Tammy Klein starring in the newly released Public Service Announcement. What an amazing message…
Read More →Static Bubbles: The Myths of Functioning Labels
In the Autism communities, the terms “high functioning” and “low functioning” are used quite a lot. However, when asked, the communities are unable to agree upon defining criteria for each. This has led me to…
Read More →Autistic Research Participants Needed
Autistic Research Participants Needed: Fleur Wiorkowski, an autistic PhD dissertation research student is seeking to bring the voices of those on the autism spectrum into the research conversation regarding higher education. If you are: an…
Read More →What’s Wrong with Disability Awareness
I joined Georgetown University’s disability awareness club, DiversAbility, now in its second year, upon arriving at campus. During one of our previous meetings, one of the club’s officers mentioned that we will be hosting an…
Read More →Happy 5th Anniversary, Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Happy Five Year Anniversary ASAN! Tonight, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network’s celebration will take place at The National Press Club in Washington, DC from 6:30–9:00 pm. The 1st Annual Award for Exceptional Services to the Autistic Community will be…
Read More →You’re Worth It
You’re worth it. You’re worth the energy, You’re worth loving, You’re worth believing in. When you mess up, When you can’t go back and fix it, When you don’t know how to help, You are…
Read More →Wired in a Unique Way
Katie Bridges is a full time writer who lives in Vancouver, Washington. By full time writer, she means that she hardly ever stops writing! Whether she’s working on a piece of fiction or composing a letter of…
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