Neurodiversity Needs Neuroinclusive Leadership
“Nothing about us without us” shouldn’t be read as exclusion. After all, every community needs allies. Instead, it should be understood as a call for more accurate, grounded, and accountable leadership.
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Centering Black Autistic Stories, Struggles, and Joy: Autastic’s Diane J. Wright
Diane J. Wright is the founder of Autastic.com—a resource and community hub for thousands of autistic adults, including spaces specifically for autistic people of color. She talked with us about her advocacy, including shaping the stories of autistic PoC as told in popular media.
Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Talking With Autistic Disability Advocate AJ Link
We live in a country and a society that is built on racism, and the neurodivergent community isn’t free of that racism, isn’t free of the erasing of marginalized experiences.
An Autistic Author Recommends Autistic Kidlit
Let’s talk about some great kidlit books with autistic representation. There are so many more that could be included—but these are some of my favorites.
Pushing Back On Tragedy As The Only “True” Representation Of Autism
Autistic people face enough suicidal ideation without being asked to think of themselves as nothing more than burdens to their loved ones, and I can’t support or contribute to any conversation that increases that risk.
How ProPublica Missed Crucial Points About ABA Therapy
Why it is so disappointing to see ProPublica’s recent feature promoting hefty insurance mandates for Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), given the opposition by autism and autistic-led organizations to the practice.
Remembering Steve Silberman: TPGA Editor Shannon Rosa on the Noncompliant Podcast
Steve Silberman pivoted the public conversation away from the objectification of autistics and towards centering autistic voices, plus he was just a mensch. Anne Borden King and Shannon Rosa discuss his neurodiversity legacy.
How Wikipedia Systematically Misleads People About Autism
Wikipedia’s editing is nominally consensus-based, so when a subject is objectively contentious—as is the case with autism—that editing gets tricky.
A Murder Mystery Novel With An Autistic Twist: The Framed Women of Ardemore House
The Framed Women of Ardemore House is a taut “fish out of water” murder mystery about an American autistic woman who inherits an eerie British mansion. We talked with autistic author Brandy Schillace about how more novels like hers feature autistic protagonists as complex humans with interesting lives, rather than only as Very Special Autism Stories.
Neurodiversity Is About Everyone
Neurodiversity is a vital concept, and understanding the difference between neurodiverse and neurodivergent is much more important than just splitting hairs over linguistics. Here is a comic explainer.