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Autistic

We Need to Talk About Aspie Supremacists

Posted on February 28, 2023March 1, 2023 by Fergus Murray

Over-valuing certain abilities means looking down on people who don’t share them. Aspie supremacy is the ideology that follows from taking this to an extreme: ‘aspies’ have extraordinary powers which not only make their existence worthwhile, but make them better than other people.

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Autistic

Stim4Stim: An Autism Podcast You Should Follow

Posted on July 12, 2022July 16, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

“It’s really important to us that we be a resource for autistic and neurodivergent people directly in a market that’s so inundated with parent-focused resources.”

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Autistic

Creating Neuro-Friendly Event Spaces: The Retreat Project



Posted on June 7, 2022June 8, 2022 by Anne Borden

Retreat isn’t just a quiet room, it is an explicitly neurodivergent space. Nothing about us without us, right? It’s a place to stim freely, drop the mask a little, and find some neurodivergent kinfolk.

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Accommodations

How to Make Your Workplace More Neurodiversity-Inclusive

Posted on May 13, 2022October 22, 2022 by Luce Greenwood

If your workplace wants to successfully recruit autistic and neurodivergent job candidates, consider these insider tips on how to make the hiring process easier.

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Accommodations

Understanding How Routines Can Help Autistic People

Posted on April 27, 2022July 10, 2022 by Fergus Murray

There are dangers to assuming autistic people need routines, without understanding why. Routines imposed by other people are likely to do more harm than good.

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Accommodations

April and Accommodations: I Need Pictures to Learn Things!

Posted on April 20, 2022April 25, 2022 by Elliot Gavin Keenan

I have trouble orienting myself in space, and simply telling me where something is isn’t particularly helpful. I would be able to find things and understand complex concepts easier if people used illustrations.

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Accommodations

April and Accommodations: Answer My Questions, Please! 

Posted on April 17, 2022April 26, 2022 by Ava Gurba

If I don’t have the right information, I risk doing the task incorrectly and having to redo something in a different way and/or having someone get angry with me, angrier than when I was just asking questions.

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Accommodations

April and Accommodations: Don’t Second-Guess What I Tell You!

Posted on April 16, 2022October 31, 2022 by Rhi Lloyd-Williams

If I tell you I need something, listen. I might not have the energy to communicate your way, can we please communicate my way for a little bit?

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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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Accommodations

April and Accommodations: Don’t Speak Over Us!

Posted on April 11, 2022March 20, 2023 by Hassaan

I can only speak for myself but I am aware many autistic people will sadly have the experience of being spoken over by others. The ‘others’ in this scenario may not even be aware they are doing it, but it doesn’t make it less hurtful.

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