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Gee Abraham
May 2, 2020
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Our Movement Needs Mediators, Not Leaders
Michelle Sara
April 29, 2020
It also means that the past year has made it clear to me that what our movement needs is space where everyone, regardless of opinion, is welcome, in which the decisions of the community at large are represented (not just the decisions of autistic people who have leadership positions).
Coming Out as Autistic at Work
Jude Clee
April 26, 2020
Coming out at work is taking a risk. It should only be done if you feel it’s the best decision for your personal situation, and only to the people you can trust. Don’t feel like you “have to” or that you “owe” it to your boss–you don’t. It is entirely up to you.
Culture and Politics, or Why a Neurodiversity Paradigm is Left of Centre
Michelle Sara
April 25, 2020
The way society regards autistics is explored through a political analogy where accommodations for autistics are based on the conservative value of assimilation instead of the progressive value of a cultural mosaic.
Navigating ND-NT partnerships
meckerdphd
April 22, 2020
Dr. Marcia Eckerd is a psychologist who has been working with autistic people for thirty years. She draws from her experience to give couples tips for understanding each other.
For Non-Autistics: How to Survive COVID19 in a World Not Made for Your Neurology
Bárbara Herrán
April 21, 2020
The same traits that non-autistic people have pathologized in autistics are the ones neurotypicals need to adopt in order to make it through this pandemic while their needs are not being met.
Processing Grief through Movement
ArtisticAutistic
April 17, 2020
When all of her self-regulation routines failed to be enough to help her process the grief and anxiety of the covid pandemic, one woman found synesthetic release through movement.
The Double Standard: On Growing Up Autistic
Chasing The Whale
April 6, 2020
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.
Butterfly in a Blender
shannonlyonsfrood
April 5, 2020
Indelibly autistic is a state of being, a joyous intensity of grace. It is a sensory wonderland in many ways. A universal exploratory foray into the patterns that make our existence so spectacularly cool.
COVID-19: Alone with your thoughts
Emmanuel
April 4, 2020
Corona virus has forced us to sit alone with our thoughts, which is a terrifying prospect for many of us.