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Una mujer autista habla como sobreviviente de agresión sexual
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.
Read More →AWN honors Black Health & Wellness this Black History Month
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…
Read More →Celebrating Latine Heritage Month as an Autistic Lesbian
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.
Read More →Mes de la herencia latine: Soy puertorriqueña y autista
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.
Read More →Deej: Film Review
“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…
Read More →Autism Acceptance – It Requires Action
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…
Read More →Autism, Movement, Neurodiversity
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…
Read More →Interview with Paula Durbin-Westby
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…
Read More →I’m Not “Other”, I’m Your Classmate
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…
Read More →Research Study on the Childbirth Experience
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…
Read More →My Personality Is Not a Sub-Type Presentation
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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