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Author: Shannon Des Roches Rosa

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Autistic

Talking with Asian American autistic autism researcher Jenny Mai Phan

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Jenny Mai Phan is an Asian American autistic autism researcher, an Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) member, and the mother of four children, two of whom are autistic.

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Autism

We Should Tell Children They Are Autistic As Soon As Possible

Posted on June 18, 2022November 14, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Parents should tell their children they are autistic in ways that help them understand and feel good about who they are.

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Autism

How Author Sarah Kapit Writes Authentic Autistic Kid Lit Characters

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Autistic author Sarah Kapit is bringing a wide range of authentic autistic characters to her readers.

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Filmmaker Tré Wilson’s Pandemic Respite From Autistic Masking

Posted on April 24, 2022November 21, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

I guess there’s not many spaces where I feel safe to be myself without great repercussions. If I’m not dealing with racism, it’s homophobia, and if I’m not dealing with that it’s ableism.

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Advocacy

Ask an Epidemiologist: Dr. Rene Najera on Vaccines, Masks, And Trusted COVID Info Sources

Posted on April 11, 2022May 5, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

We talked with epidemiologist Dr. Rene Najera about the state of COVID vaccines, masks, and trusted sources for pandemic information—as well as why he doesn’t like to use the word “booster.”

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Why Is Health Care So Inaccessible to Autistic People?

Posted on April 5, 2022October 24, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

We talk with Dr. Mary Doherty and Dr. Sebastian Shaw of Autistic Doctors International about how undetected barriers to health care for autistic people can lead to delayed care, serious complications, and sometimes even fatalities.

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AAC

Believing in Nonspeakers and the Right to Communicate: An Interview With Dr. Vikram Jaswal

Posted on March 14, 2022June 29, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Those who would deny people access to their most effective method of communication because of concerns about the potential for false accusations should, as Rua Williams recently wrote, “ask [themselves] why a false accusation is more harmful than the ability to accuse.”

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Action Alert: Help Protect Californians With Developmental Disabilities!

Posted on March 5, 2022August 31, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

This means that people cannot conserve disabled people as easily as they used to. It does NOT mean that people with disabilities will be barred from getting the supports they need and deserve.

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Autism Checklist of DOOM

Posted on January 15, 2022March 12, 2023 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

This checklist is for people who aren’t autistic (or whose autistic traits differ from those of their child/charge) to understand what may upset an autistic person, and cause them distress.

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acceptance

Have Faith In Your Children With Intellectual Disabilities

Posted on December 31, 2021March 12, 2023 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

This idea that people with intellectual disabilities cannot learn is a very dangerous idea and it leads to us being harmed. I think it is important to autistics with intellectual disabilities that we get the support to learn.

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