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Game-Changing Research in the World of Communication Rights

On: 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.

Culture and Politics, or Why a Neurodiversity Paradigm is Left of Centre

By: Ren Everett

On: April 25, 2020

In: ABA Therapy, Ableism, Acceptance, Activism, Anti-neurodiversity, Autism, Change, Cure talk, Functioning labels, Harmful "advocacy", Intersectionality, Justice, Language, Pathologizing, Perception, Treatments

With: 1 Comment

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.

Fresh Starts: After the meltdown

By: TrevorTypes

On: February 26, 2020

In: Autism, Family, Non-speakers

With: 2 Comments

Nonspeaker Trevor on the aftermath of an autistic meltdown: "The moment my consciousness begins to return from wherever it fled during my meltdown, I am horrified with what transpired.

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Disability Studies and the Personal; Or How You Can Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Neurodiversity

By: Ralph Savarese

On: February 10, 2020

In: Memoirs, Reviews

With: 0 Comments

English professor, advocate for autistics, and author Ralph Savarese responds to ethical concerns regarding Mark Osteen's review of Savarese's book, See It Feelingly. The review was published in American Literary History.

Hockey Rules and Other Opinions

By: Trevor

On: January 23, 2020

In: Autism, Family, Living life, Non-speakers

With: 1 Comment

Sharing opinions shouldn't be a privilege, but for autistic people without access to the right communication tools, sharing opinions is not an option. Trevor wants that to change.

Book Review: How Can I Talk if My Lips Don’t Move?

By: ladysnessa

On: December 15, 2019

In: Autism, Experiences, Non-speakers

With: 1 Comment

A frustrating myth that persists about autism is the notion that those who cannot verbalize their thoughts have none. Simply stating it in this article is enough to make most people cock a skeptical eyebrow, Yet the idea hounds autistic folks, fueling ignorant assumptions about functioning and intellect.

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Label Jars, Not People

By: NeuroClastic

On: December 13, 2019

In: Ableism, Autism, Communication, Functioning labels, Identity, Non-speakers, What is Autism

With: 2 Comments

For most of his life, until he started typing, E was identified as a "low-functioning autistic." These are his thoughts on function labels.

Access to Communication is a Human Right

By: Nathan, Srija, and Cade

On: November 27, 2019

In: Acceptance, Autism, Education, Identity, Language, Non-speakers, Pathologizing

With: 1 Comment

Three nonspeaking autistic students advocate for communication choice rights and full participation in their own IEP and inclusion plans.

Emotions Go Both Ways, Unless It’s ABA

By: jenicanadaylivecom

On: November 10, 2019

In: ABA Therapy, Autism, Family, Identity, Justice, Parenting, Parents

With: 7 Comments

“Of the fighters who were born with their horns and flyers born with wings, they will never be tamed things. Neurodiversity is in their genes.”

Take Me and My Letterboard Out to the Ballgame

By: NeuroClastic

On: November 7, 2019

In: Autism, Communication, Non-speakers

With: 4 Comments

Trevor, a nonspeaking teen, was worried about attending his first ballgame in a stadium. He was afraid of the noise and sensory overload. Here’s how it went.

Information about the autism spectrum from autistic people

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