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What is Autism Positivity? Expressions of PosAutivity: #AutismPositivity2014
We fight against stigmas. We fight to be heard. The world is not generally friendly to Autistics. We still need to remind people that the same rights they have, rights they expect to be recognized,…
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Autistic Motherhood: Honoring Our Personal Choices
When I became pregnant with my daughter, I had no idea that I was autistic. In some ways, missing that key information about myself simplified my path toward motherhood. I wasn’t faced with making the…
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April is Autism Speaks Awareness Month
Warning: I will be using words like “suffering”, “afflicted”, devastating” and “cure” because, unlike autism, which does not have a cure and is not devastating, people affected by Autism Speaks’ Rhetoric Disorder (ASRD) do suffer…
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Stop Combating Me
The enemy Terrorists Criminals Deadly diseases We get together, we put on special and reinforced gear, we arm ourselves with weapons we know will, at least, hurt our enemy, or even exterminate the “evil”. That’s…
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Motherhood: Autistic Parenting and Supports That Make a Difference
The first part in this series looked at the “big” challenges that autistic moms face–the difficulties presented by being diagnosed later in life, the feelings of aloneness, the troubles relating to other moms and interacting…
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Love, Not Fear
Life with respect. Love, not fear Acceptance and joy. Love, not fear. Human diversity. Accept Love Do not fear Autistic rights, human rights Love, not fear Neurodiversity Autistics are neurodivergent Diversity is part of…
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Motherhood: Autistic Parenting
If you Google “autism” and “mother,” you’ll find hundreds of references to mothers of autistic children for every mention of mothers who are autistic. It would be easy to assume–as perhaps many people have for…
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Parent Expectations and Autism Acceptance
I have to cite the hateful Op-Ed Autism Speaks’ co-founder Suzanne Wright wrote a coupe of months ago. It took me a while to process one of the many discussions I was part of and…
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Alicewinks to Donate 20% of iBook Proceeds to Autism Women’s Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Holiday donation to leading Autism organization marks the beginning of Alicewinks’ broader commitment to the Autistic community and special education. Buena Vista, CO (December 18, 2013) — From December 18th, 2013 through…
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An Era of Neurodivergent Feminism
I’d like to recognize how the Autistic movement has changed. Neurodivergent Feminist Leadership has done three major things for the Autistic movement: A. Built Intersectional coalitions: Since the rise of the Autism Women’s Network it…
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Divergent: when disability and feminism collide
Divergent is an initiative of the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network. Run exclusively by disabled women of varying identities and disabilities. Divergent works to change how disabled women are commonly perceived within society while challenging…
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Autistic Women: Misdiagnosis and the Importance of Getting it Right
If you’re autistic, there’s a good chance you have also been given at least one of the following diagnoses: generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder (SAD), ADD/ADHD, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorder, major…
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