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Access to Communication is a Human Right

2019-11-27
By: Nathan, Srija, and Cade
On: November 27, 2019
In: Acceptance, Autism, Education, Identity, Language, Non-speakers, Pathologizing
With: 1 Comment
Three nonspeaking autistic students advocate for communication choice rights and full participation in their own IEP and inclusion plans.

Poetry: Echelons of Autism

2019-11-26
By: stinkyzen
On: November 26, 2019
In: Autism, Creative, Identity, Poetry
With: 0 Comments
Poetry about the levels of autism and where one autistic woman falls in that hierarchy of support needs.

The View from Here – But You Can SPEAK!

2019-11-26
By: Ashna and William - Reach Every Voice
On: November 26, 2019
In: Autism, Communication, Identity, Non-speakers
With: 4 Comments
Ashna and William are autistic teens who can speak, but the words that come or are often unreliable. They communicate more accurately by spelling to communicate via the rapid promoting method.

An Open Letter to Parents of Autistic Children.

2019-11-22
By: Mike Wise
On: November 22, 2019
In: Autism, Children, Harmful "advocacy", Parents
With: 8 Comments
Mike Wise writes a letter to parents of autistic children asking them to think about how their presence in the autism community impacts autistics.

How My Parents Handled My Autism and How They Set A Good Example

2019-11-18
By: iraeidle
On: November 18, 2019
In: ABA Therapy, Acceptance, Allies, Autism, Family, Harmful "advocacy", Parents, Pathologizing, Treatments
With: 5 Comments
Do you parent your autistic child like, "It's for their own good," rather than, "It is something that actually makes them comfortable in their own skin"?
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Autism and Gender

2019-11-15
By: duplexstructure
On: November 15, 2019
In: Autism, Gender and LGBTQIA, Intersectionality, Masking
With: 7 Comments
Grasping the unique relationship between autistic people and their genders is an essential component of understanding the autistic experience.

Hardcore, Soft Heart: Positive Activism as a Die Hard Rebel

2019-11-10
By: artsaflame
On: November 10, 2019
In: Activism, Autism, Change, Creative, Gender and LGBTQIA, Identity, Justice, Visual art
With: 3 Comments
I’m a punk. I’m a rebel. I think one of the most badass things you can do is fight the system, and the biggest system there is is the culture of division and the human nature of defensiveness.

Emotions Go Both Ways, Unless It’s ABA

2019-11-10
By: jenicanadaylivecom
On: November 10, 2019
In: ABA Therapy, Autism, Family, Identity, Justice, Parenting, Parents
With: 7 Comments
“Of the fighters who were born with their horns and flyers born with wings, they will never be tamed things. Neurodiversity is in their genes.”

Take Me and My Letterboard Out to the Ballgame

2019-11-07
By: The Aspergian
On: November 7, 2019
In: Autism, Communication, Non-speakers
With: 4 Comments
Trevor, a nonspeaking teen, was worried about attending his first ballgame in a stadium. He was afraid of the noise and sensory overload. Here’s how it went.

An Open Letter to ASHA Regarding the new BCS-AAC and BCS-ASD Certifications

2019-11-07
By: The Aspergian
On: November 7, 2019
In: Activism, Autism, Change, Identity, Non-speakers
With: 6 Comments
An open letter to ASHA on the upcoming BCS-AAC and BCS-ASD credentials which will force SLPs to be trained in ABA.

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