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Respectfully Connected: Interview with the Authors
Autism Women’s Network is dedicated to building a inclusive community for Autistic women and girls of all ages, their families, friends, and allies to support one another and share experiences. This month, we are excited…
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Autism, Therapies and Acceptance: A Mother’s Perspective
Long before the day we received a formal autism diagnosis, I already knew my daughter was Autistic. However, I hadn’t picked it up at first – not because the signs weren’t there, because they were,…
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An Open Letter About Autism Acceptance to Pope Francis from Amy Sequenzia
Dear Pope Francis: I think I am supposed to call you “Your Holiness”. I am here to teach you some important things about autism, about being Autistic, and about Autism Speaks. You recently met with…
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For God’s Sake Stop Speaking
Thank you to Kerima Çevik for republishing her newest blog post with us here at Autism Women’s Network. Mrs. Çevik’s original post can be found at The Autism Wars. “Autism is forcing parents and caregivers to…
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Disability Equality is Still Elusive
The following article was originally written by Amy for the New York Times Op-ed session; however, it was never published. Amy states, ” as usual, the NY Times ignores our voices.” The Americans with Disabilities…
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Racial Profiling and the Black Autistic: the Case of Neli Latson
Thank you to “Raven’s Wing Poetry” for giving Autism Women’s Network permission to republish this powerful piece about Reginald (Neli) Latson, and the injustice he has endured. Original post published at The Digital Hyperlexic. Cases like…
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StimTastic is FANTASTIC!
When looking for fidgets and chewable stim-toys, you need not look any further, because StimTastic has it all! If you don’t already think that’s enough of a perk, guess what? For every StimTastic purchase you…
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“Please Don’t Murder Us” Shouldn’t Be Controversial
If you say that lack of services can lead to parents murdering their disabled children, then every time a parent of a living disabled child complains about lack of services, you have to say they…
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What’s the Difference Between High Functioning and Low Functioning Autism?
This post is inspired by many interactions I have had both online and in “the real world” with other parents of Autistic children. I have noticed a significant emphasis on functioning labels in the autism…
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Open Letter to Dr. Phil and His Apologists
This letter is in response to your inadequate, irresponsible, and extremely offensive attempt to address the criticism of your recent show on attempted murderer K. Stapleton. The show itself was an irresponsible demonstration of sensationalism…
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Who Defines Quality of Life?
If it is my life, I do. And only me. This is one more of those discussions that come up online from time to time. It is usually related to the discussion around functioning labels…
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Is Autism Speaks a Hate Group?
I know they are hateful. I know they don’t like Autistics. I know they use most of their resources to convince people that the world would be a better place without us, and actually using…
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