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Sexual Assault Awareness Month graphic. Drawing Connections, Prevention Demands Equity. Image of woman of color's face with a collage of symbols including a flower, the The International Symbol of Access (a wheelchair user), a trans pride symbol, a woman symbol, a man symbol, and upraised hands with different skin colors. There's also a teal Sexual Assault Awareness ribbon.

Una mujer autista habla como sobreviviente de agresión sexual 

April 7, 2023

Abril es el Mes de la Concientización sobre la Agresión Sexual. Como sobreviviente de agresión sexual y latina autista discapacitada entiendo a un nivel muy personal las conexiones entre la discriminación que enfrentan mis comunidades y cómo eso vulnera a personas como yo haciéndolas más susceptibles a la agresión sexual.

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Black and red text against a white and blue background Text reads: “AWN invites you to ROCK THE RIBBON FOR WORLD AIDS DAY December 1, 2022” Beneath the text is an illustration of 4 people, each wearing various shades of grey and brightly colored pink or blue clothes. They are shown posing with their arms outstretched and all are shown wearing a red ribbon on their shirt or vest. In the lower right hand corner is the awn logo- a large pink “a” with a teal spoonie dragonfly on it. Below the a is our website: awnnetwork.org

AWN December Newsletter

December 9, 2022

Right now, December 6-8, Morénike Giwa Onaiwu is representing AWN at the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Summit hosted by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. This event is just one of the many examples of how AWN has recently been growing our voice in federal policy work.

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At the top and bottom of the illustration are graphic borders in the style of a Kente pattern. The text is also in red, white and teal, against a black background. Text is centered and reads: AWN Celebrates Black History Month 20222 Theme: Black Health and Wellness In the lower right hand corner is the awn logo- a large lowercase pink “a” with a pale blue dragonfly on it. Below is the website awnnetwork.com

AWN honors Black Health & Wellness this Black History Month

February 19, 2022

The Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network recognizes February as Black History Month. This year’s theme is Black Health and Wellness. As such we have created these graphics to bring attention to the unique experiences of…

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7 people of various ages and genders are shown using various mobility aids like a cane or wheelchair or are standing, leaning, or linked in arms together. There are bright teal, red, yellow and orange flowers across the top with a pair of orange maracas shown at the top center. Above the people it reads in bold orange- ¡FELIZ MES DE LA HERENCIA LATINE! Below the drawing it reads: JOIN AWN IN CELEBRATING LATINE HERITAGE MONTH September 15-October 15 In the lower left corner is the awn logo- a large “a” in orange with the yellow spoonie dragonfly followed by awnnetwork.org. The artwork was done by Erin Casey}

Celebrating Latine Heritage Month as an Autistic Lesbian

September 14, 2021

I want to wish all of my fellow Latine people a Happy Latine Heritage Month! I love being in community with other autistic, disabled, and Latine people. However, these communities aren’t perfect. I have witnessed racism and lack of representation of Black Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) within the autistic and disability communities, among other problems. I also have witnessed lack of understanding and acceptance of autistic people like me within the Latine community.

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Soy puertorriqueña y soy autista. Eso es algo que no oyes todos los días. ¡Feliz Día de la Herencia Latine!

Mes de la herencia latine: Soy puertorriqueña y autista

October 14, 2020

Muchas personas autistas puertorriqueñes & Latine viven sus vidas sin ser diagnosticades. Esto se deba a una falta de recursos económicos y al desconocimiento del autismo en grupos de otras razas y géneros.

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Image description: painting of a person's face in profile (courtesy of deejmovie.com), with the text "The film shows that an autistic person is worthy, however, not only for the things they can do or what they might achieve some day. - Lei Wiley-Mydske, awnnetwork.org"

Deej: Film Review

April 17, 2018

“Deej” is a remarkable film about autism, family, the presumption of competence and the right of each individual to access communication and to be included in our schools and communities. Directed by Robert Rooy, the…

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Image description: photo of a parent and child standing side by side in a sunny field, with their arms raised and outstretched as they gaze at each other. Text says, “Parents who practice acceptance will not allow anyone to devalue their children. They will not allow anyone to value their children on the basis of what they can do, but on the basis of their humanity. - Amy Sequenzia, awnnetwork.org”

Autism Acceptance – It Requires Action

June 21, 2017

It has been a long time since Autistics started saying that Autism Awareness is not enough. It has been a long time since Autistics started saying that Autism Awareness actually hurts us. Nothing much has…

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Image is a closeup photo of hands typing on a computer keyboard. Text says, When trying to understand Autistic movement, consider everything that might be happening. - Amy Sequenzia, awnnetwork.org

Autism, Movement, Neurodiversity

May 16, 2017

I already wrote about how I type, and how hard it can be to make my finger respond to my brain and hit the letter I see in my head. That’s how it works: When…

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Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network

Interview with Paula Durbin-Westby

April 27, 2017

This month, AWN had the privilege of interviewing Paula Durbin-Westby, founder of Autism Acceptance Day and creator and curator of the Autism Acceptance Day Blog. Why did you create Autism Acceptance Day? I created Autism Acceptance Day…

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Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network

I’m Not “Other”, I’m Your Classmate

February 27, 2017

I am typing this sentence in my university’s library. I won’t be here much longer; I graduate in May. During my time in college, I have accomplished many things, socially and academically. As an art major and…

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Image is the AWN letter “a” logo with a spoonfly perched on the upper left corner.

Research Study on the Childbirth Experience

November 22, 2016

Would you like the chance to talk about your experiences during birth?  Autistic individuals are being sought for a study focusing on the childbirth experience.   Autistic people who have given birth in an acute care…

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My Personality Is Not a Sub-Type Presentation

September 28, 2016

When I was first identified as autistic around 2001, very little had been written about autistic girls. There was a page or two in Tony Attwood’s book Asperger’s Syndrome, but there were very few books…

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