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Autism: What ERs and Hospitals Need To Know

August 31, 2017 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Photo © ILO | Flickr/Creative Commons [image: Doctor giving a heart exam to a patient on a hospital bed. Both people are East Asian.] Kate Ryan Why I am Writing This I am a professional disability advocate in my mid thirties. I am also autistic and have various learning disabilities/mental health diagnoses. I have always […]

An Advocate Asks for Acceptance in Autism Research

April 28, 2016 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Photo © Subconsci Productions [image: Instruments on the wall of a doctor’s exam room.] TPGA is observing Autism Acceptance Month by featuring accounts from autistic people about the differences accommodations (or lack thereof) make in their lives. Today, Kate talks about her experience trying to participate in a TMS research study, how distressing the entire