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Too Many Autistic Women at Risk: We Need Education, We Need Support

Posted on April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 by Marcia Eckerd

While we know that the majority of autistic people experience abuse and sexual assault during their lifetimes, autistic women are particularly vulnerable, and we need more research in this area.

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Wouldn’t You Want to Know If Your Autistic Child Was Being Harmed?

Posted on August 10, 2021June 30, 2022 by Autistic Science Person

I truly do not know why some parents don’t want to listen to autistic adults. There is so much good autism information for parents from autistic adults, and so much of it is freely available, and yet the parents choose not to know. 

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The Meaning of Self-Advocacy

Posted on February 12, 2019January 30, 2023 by Mel Baggs

When people generally said to be incapable of communication find ways of making clear what they do and don’t want through means other than words, this is self-advocacy.

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