In the current Aotearoa New Zealand Autism Guideline the existence of Autistic culture is not mentioned with a single word. Understanding Autistic people and Autistic culture is still a secondary concern. Civil society activists and child rights’ defenders from around the world are now joining together to create the Rights-Centric Education network.
The April NeurodiVerse Days of Solidarity catalysed a range of conversations, with many threads weaving through the topic of education. Several topics resulted in in-depth discussion and new emerging ongoing collaborations, which is beautiful to see. Changes towards a more egalitarian culture that deeply fully appreciates cultural, biological, and ecological diversity are changes that improve the lives of all people, re-align humanity with our evolutionary heritage, and help us nurture sacred relationships beyond the human.
In a performance-oriented culture getting ahead is what matters most. Finding ways of meeting the numbers is what matters, being perceived in the right way is what counts. Our society has increasingly cult-ivated performance,technological progress, and the “art” of perception management.
Ash Banks provides readers with a nuanced and culturally-responsive guide to identifying intentionally predatory behavior, setting boundaries, and protecting oneself.
Terra Vance walks readers through an event that her child experienced differently from other children– from the margins, like a failed audition in being human that illuminates the heartbreaking inevitability of masking and exclusion.
I could not believe what this father to an autistic son did when the boy got lost in an inflatable obstacle course.
Free printable resource to help you connect to your Core Self and begin to separate your identity from your masks.
Being forced to mask as a matter of existence pushes people into codependency and rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) and causes them a lifetime of trauma.
This is a NeuroInclusive story for all ages about how Autistic brains work with free printable PDF. Great for teachers share with students!
Parents often feel like they’ve got to lose themselves to bond with their Autistic child. The opposite is true, though.