Meet The Autism Parents
2020-01-16
The rift between autistic advocates and parents of autistics can be contentious. A look at this divide and why it persists with an accompanying video.
Where does the mistreatment of Penny Bracken and her family fit into the broader picture of mistreatment of autistics in the UK?
2020-01-14
When as many as three out of every four autistic and learning-disabled adult in the UK has experienced a hate crime, it's a luxury that humanity cannot afford to overlook the devastating impact of institutional ignorance and abuse regarding one of society's most targeted and misunderstood populations.
Poetry: Crossed Wire’s Song
2020-01-10
Autistic artist and writer, Ra Vashtar, shares "Crossed Wire's Song," a poem about being different, accompanied by "mind not to scale." an art piece exploring the experience of a mind that feels too big.
Dear New York Times: ABA is not a therapy
2020-01-08
The New York Times dropped all journalistic standards to publish a commercial for Applied Behavior Analysis without critical review of the facts-- like that it's not a therapy, it doesn't work, and it's abusive to autistic people.
A Systematic Approach to Living into My 90s
2019-12-31
Using personal experience and science, I was able to self diagnose myself in my early twenties. Finding the average age of an autistic is 36 - 37 years old...I let that sink in for a few months as I started to battle with myself about what I should focus on in the next phase of my life.
Autistic addiction advocacy: A lonely endeavour
2019-12-31
No one is talking about autism and addiction, so recovering addict and autistic self-advocate David Gray-Hammond is leading the charge and starting the conversation.
Mistreatment and multi-agency failure: The story of the Bracken Family
2019-12-28
For the Bracken family, the agencies and institutions in place to protect and help them instead terrorized them.
Book Review: How Can I Talk if My Lips Don’t Move?
2019-12-15
A frustrating myth that persists about autism is the notion that those who cannot verbalize their thoughts have none. Simply stating it in this article is enough to make most people cock a skeptical eyebrow, Yet the idea hounds autistic folks, fueling ignorant assumptions about functioning and intellect.
The View from Here – On Stimming
2019-12-14
Ashna and William, no speaking autistic teens, discuss their thoughts on stimming. If everyone stomach, why is it only called stimming when autistic people do it?
Label Jars, Not People
2019-12-13
For most of his life, until he started typing, E was identified as a "low-functioning autistic." These are his thoughts on function labels.