Poetry: Pride
artsaflame
June 8, 2020
Artist Ra Vashtar shares a poem reflecting on his LGBTQ+ experience and his solidarity with POC and other marginalized groups.
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Don’t Copsplain to me: On surviving the NYPD while Autistic & Black
AFeralWolfChild
June 6, 2020
When you are Black and autistic, you are a person who needs allies. Unfortunately, the police can’t be counted on, and your help is needed.
When Parents Say “I HATE AUTISM” Their Words Affect Autistic Lives
Bárbara Herrán
June 3, 2020
Whoever invented the “sticks and stones” parable was a liar. Words hurt, especially parents who talk about autism like a burden. Words can lead to physical hurt. So, choose your words wisely. Autistic lives depend on it.
I Will Not Be Rehoming or Murdering My Autistic Child & Black Lives Matter to Me
Terra Vance
June 1, 2020
George Floyd was not the problem. Breonna Taylor was not the problem. Huxley Shauffer was not the problem. Alejandro Ripley was not the problem. Cornelius Frederick was not the problem. You are the problem.
How to Get Your Workforce Excited About Diversity & Inclusion
Terra Vance
May 20, 2020
Most diversity and inclusion initiatives fail more than 90% of the time. Here is how to implement a successful diversity and inclusion initiative in your workplace.
Game-Changing Research in the World of Communication Rights
Michelle Sara
May 19, 2020
Skeptics have long tried to create doubt about the capacity for nonspeaking autistics who use spelling to communicate, but new research using eye tracking software proves agency.
Sixteen-year-old Killed by Restraint: It’s Time for Connection Over Control
C.L. Lynch
May 7, 2020
Sixteen-year-old Cornelius Frederick was murdered at the hands of those charged with supporting his growth and development. He was killed for throwing a sandwich.
Nickelodeon Executives Are Too Rich to Care
Emmanuel
May 6, 2020
It is a theme I have noticed too often in governments, political parties, and corporations: that a voice and their suffering only matter to the powerful when the ends justify the means or fit a narrative that suits them.
NeuroClastic, Inc. Autistic Services, Initiatives, and Endorsements
Gee Abraham
May 2, 2020
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Why Autistics Can’t Run The World But Could Run the Government
zenmasterbear
May 1, 2020
The simple truth is that when it comes to politics most neurotypical people would prefer to be told comfortable lies rather than uncomfortable truths; and politics is largely the telling of comfortable lies.