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Autism Acceptance Month — Organisations Autistic People Want You to Support

On: April 28, 2020

In: Ableist institutions, Autism, Harmful "advocacy"

Most people do not realize the autistic community exists, much less that there are prolific autistic-lead and ally supported organizations out there. This video explores the primary reason for this disparity.

Video: Introducing the ND Montessori!

By: terravance

On: April 27, 2020

In: Autism, Education, ND Montessori, Parents

With: 0 Comments

Parents are looking for better ways than ABA to support the healthy social, academic, and emotional development of their autistic and otherwise neurodivergent children. Enter the ND Montessori!

The Double Standard: On Growing Up Autistic

By: Chasing The Whale

On: April 6, 2020

In: Ableism, Autism, Autistic community, Functioning labels

With: 2 Comments

Conversion therapy, aspie supremacy, and diagnosis denial before age ten, and then came the shame and masking. Eventually, there was enlightenment, acceptance, activism, and pride.

Not Like Those Children: What that really means to an autistic person

By: johnmcallister467

On: March 22, 2020

In: Autism, Experiences, Non-speakers, Treatments

With: 3 Comments

Although I’m relatively new to neurodiversity activism, having only started a few months ago, one thing is clear in my research: high-support needs (mostly nonspeaking) autistic individuals are typically underrepresented, marginalized, and dehumanized in the media, whether that be the news

Teen being observed and having notes taken on him. autism autistic neuroclastic

Autism in Mainstream Education: A Survivor’s Story

By: christhetrainguy

On: March 4, 2020

In: Autism, Education, Justice

With: 2 Comments

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.

teacher is sitting while elementary students are standing and wildly coloring. Neuroclastic

Why Autism ABA Goes Against Everything B.F. Skinner Believed In

By: Carol Millman

On: March 4, 2020

In: ABA Therapy, Autism, Autism Research

With: 6 Comments

B.F. Skinner stood against much of what constitutes modern ABA as it is used with autistic children. Find out why.

Child playing with sunflowers and not attending ABA or PBIS

Reservations about Positive Behavior Support, or PBS

By: Dr. Dinah Murray

On: March 2, 2020

In: ABA Therapy, Autism, Harmful "advocacy"

With: 4 Comments

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.

On helping children not feeling responsible for other people’s emotions

By: juliebouchonville

On: February 8, 2020

In: Autism, Children, Family, Parenting

With: 4 Comments

Being unpredictable, inconsistent, and uncommunicative can cause a child a lifetime of writing about managing the unpredictable emotions of everyone around them. Here's how to avoid that for children in your charge.

Behave OR Be Well

By: jenicanadaylivecom

On: February 8, 2020

In: ABA Therapy, Autism, Mental health and trauma

With: 2 Comments

In ABA, children are not given the same respect and access to care as with any other form of therapy. Their access to stimming, comfort objects, and other self-regulatory measures is blocked so the therapist can observe the child self-injurious behaviors.

The Unintended Consequences of the IDEA

By: Aaron J. Wright

On: January 31, 2020

In: Ableist institutions, Autism, Education, Pathologizing, Restraint and Seclusion

With: 2 Comments

However, an unforeseen side effect of the IDEA’s deficit-oriented focus upon disability has created a dilemma for parents of autistic children and has fostered a problem-oriented societal approach to autistic people in general.

Information about the autism spectrum from autistic people

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