5 Do’s & Don’ts for #AutismMonth: Please Read before you Tweet
Here are 5 simple, very basic ways you can show your support and make Autistic people feel more appreciated by using our symbols, our colours, and our language.
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Author: Joana
Breaking the Bias against Neurodivergent Women – International Women’s Day 2022
For International Women’s Day, we asked our community: In what ways are people biased against you? How can we #BreakTheBias against Neurodivergent women? Thank you so much for your sharing your stories! It takes courage and compassion, and we are proud to have your trust.
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Autistic Pride: Why we need it – and why it’s not enough
Autistic Pride was inspired by and modelled on LGBTQ+ Pride. To be proud is nothing new to members of the LGBTQ+ community. But to many people, being proud to be autistic is still a radical idea. However, I would argue that it isn’t radical enough.
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We Need More than Buzz Words: For Equal Access to Work, Education, and a Living Wage
This post explores actions employers, the government, education providers, and we as individuals can take to support Autistic/Disabled people’s access to work, education, and a living wage.
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More than ‘a Bit of Mindfulness’: Practical Steps to Support Autistic Mental Health & Wellbeing
In this post, I look at practical ways in which we as businesses, workplaces, local governments, communities, and individuals can support Autistic mental wellbeing.
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5 Persistent Autism Myths – Debunked
Busting myths about Autistic empathy, nonspeaking people, vaccines, gender, and our alleged lack of humour—hopefully for good this time!
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