The Rampant Dehumanization of Autistic People
2020-01-06
Autistic people are often depicted as subhuman or alien creatures. Where does the stereotype come from, and what can we do about it?
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.
Autism and Responding to Authority
2019-12-15
Autistic people perceive authority differently, which is seen in children and adults and when they are supposed to respect authority or assume it.
20 Key Things to Know About Autism
2019-11-26
Pete Wharmby, a UK English teacher, shares twenty facts about autistic people that society often gets wrong.
Why I’m Not a High-Functioning Autistic
2019-10-06
"We have now arrived at the ultimate falsehood of high-functioning autism: what this label really means is that you have high outside functioning. I am excellent at pretending to be someone I am not."
Dear Screenwriters and Fiction Writers: “Autistic” Is Not a Bad Word
2019-09-01
Autistic characters can be found in fiction-- in print, television, and in movies-- but their autism is not owned and accepted.
Is It Trauma or Autism? Or Both?
2019-07-25
Being diagnosed with PTSD was one of the most validating things I’ve ever experienced. Not only did it lead me down a path of healing, it helped me to discover my autism.
Learning that I had PTSD was the first
FC, RPM, and How Wikipedia Became Complicit in Silencing Non-speaking Autistics
2019-07-10
Over the past few months, I was involved in an editing dispute on Wikipedia involving the efficacy of facilitated communication (FC) and Rapid Prompting Method (RPM).
… Read more “FC, RPM, and How Wikipedia Became Complicit in Silencing Non-speaking Autistics”What began with one contentious edit has now resulted in the deletion of the
10 Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Autism
2019-06-19
It’s an unfortunate reality that mental illness and neuro-developmental conditions are often much less respected and validated than physical illnesses for the simple reason that they can’t be seen or diagnosed with a screening or a blood test. However, what
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50 Ways Society Gaslights and Stonewalls Autistic People
2019-05-24
Autistic people, adults and children, are infantilized, gaslighted, and manipulated regularly by society– individuals and institutions.
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