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My Personality Is Not a Sub-Type Presentation
When I was first identified as autistic around 2001, very little had been written about autistic girls. There was a page or two in Tony Attwood’s book Asperger’s Syndrome, but there were very few books…
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Acceptance and Representation
We, Autistic activists and our true allies, talk a lot about Autism Acceptance and how important it is to value our neurology. Acceptance shows that Autistics are respected as we are. I want more than…
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Awesomely Autistic, Awesomely Distinguishable
I have written quite a lot about ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), which I call Autistic Conversion Therapy. The official language of the program is “to make Autistic children indistinguishable from their peers”. Every time I…
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AWN Statement of Solidarity with Communities and Officers Affected By Violence
Autism Women’s Network grieves with the families of the police officers in Baton Rouge whose lives were brutally taken. We continue to mourn with the families of the officers and civilians who were murdered or…
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Statement in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
Autism Women’s Network remains committed to adding our voice to the fight for justice in marginalized communities. It’s with deep sadness that we find ourselves once again needing to do so with the recent murders…
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Anniversary of the Olmstead Decision – Landmark Civil Rights Case for the Disabled
Today is the anniversary of the decision in Olmstead v. L.C., a landmark case for the disabled brought under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). In some ways, the Olmstead…
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#LiveBoldly You And I – #MeWithYou
This post is to add my voice to the many disabled people protesting the film “Me Before You”, and the unsatisfactory responses of the actors of the film, and the writer of the book (the…
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AWN Acceptance Event 2016: Spectrum Viewing
On Saturday April 23, Autism Women’s Network and the Ed Wiley Autism Acceptance Lending Library co-sponsored an event that included a screening of the film Spectrum: A Story of the Mind, followed by an online…
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[Transcribed] AWN Radio Interview on Blog Talk with Guests Nick Walker and Jill Jones from SPECTRUM: A Story of the Mind
NOTE: all commenters on this post for the next 30 days will be entered into a drawing for a t-shirt from the AWN Zazzle store! **Begin transcription** [Advertisement] [Crescendoing electronic sound effect] VOICEOVER: BlogTalkRadio. SHARON:…
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Autistic Conversion Therapy
A couple of weeks ago I saw a newspaper article with the headline: “Obama Calls For End To ‘Conversion’ Therapies For Gay And Transgender Youth”. The President was moved by the suicide of a 17-year…
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AWN Statement on Potential FDA Aversive Shock Therapy Ban
Autism Women’s Network (or AWN, a non-profit advocacy organization run by and for Autistic women and non-binary individuals,) has recently learned that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a ban on aversive shock therapy.…
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Help us make April amazing!
Spring is in the air and April’s around the corner. AWN has big things planned for Autism Acceptance Month and we’d love to have your help! We are planning a screening and webcast of the…
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