This April, autistics are claiming the narrative for Autism Acceptance Month. On April 1, we’re doing something different. Acts of kindness instead of pranks. #AutisticGold #RedInstead
This is what it was like being autistic (albeit not knowing it at the time) and attending public school with no accommodations or support, at least not that which would have done me any good.
B.F. Skinner stood against much of what constitutes modern ABA as it is used with autistic children. Find out why.
Have you felt your whole life that you were different from the people around you? Are you diagnosed with ADHD or mental illness, but feel those diagnoses left unanswered questions? Do you think you have more in common with your autistic child than with most people? You might be a #NeuroLurker.
PBS (or PBIS in the US) is a Trojan horse to put ABA in schools. Dr. Dinah Murray on her reservations for the PBS model.
“We live in a world where both neurodivergent behaviours and addiction are seen as a moral failing. This makes opening up next-to-impossible without significant risk of negative repercussions.”
Editor’s note: This article is a commission from the International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion. It was written by Patrick Magpie. To commission NeuroClastic writers
A harrowing poem from India about how common and devastating sexual assault can be.
This poem from InsideAMirrorMaze makes an appeal for acceptance over compliance in the most artful of language.
Understanding Autistics asked 50 autistic kids what life is like for them, then he made a rap out of their responses. Here it is.