How I Became an Autistic Self-Advocate
…is common. I hadn’t thought much about it for those months; it was kind of at the back of my mind. I didn’t see much reason to tell people about…
…is common. I hadn’t thought much about it for those months; it was kind of at the back of my mind. I didn’t see much reason to tell people about…
Greetings! Last week, the ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee met to discuss the future of medical coding in the United States. The ICD-9-CM stands for the International Classification of Diseases,…
…is a critical component of ensuring accurate, scientific and research-validated diagnostic criteria. Furthermore, our community must work both before and after the finalization of the DSM-5 to conduct effective outreach…
…small business, on the assumption that it would be easier than finding a conventional job. Rather than commit to hiring a new employee who lacks experience, a company may be…
…literal meaning — alters the subtle connotations and nuances of the speech, and communicates a different meaning and context than the original phrasing. In the autism community, many self-advocates and…
…– not dropping out of high school and attending college – reflect significant biases that challenge the validity of the study’s conclusions. The authors group together high school graduation, any…
…requires actual work. Acceptance comes from a place of understanding Understanding isn’t generated by soundbites and posterchildren. Understanding takes work. To accept us, people first need to acknowledge us as…
…community. Some of our community members are facing dangerous losses to their home- and community-based services. These are vital programs that support people with disabilities to participate in society, and…
…the HCBS Settings Rule! This toolkit focuses on how the Home and Community-Based Services Settings Rule helps us live in the community. Community living means being able to live near…
…blog posts of today, Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking catalogues the experiences and ethos of the Autistic community and preserves both diverse personal experiences and the community’s foundational documents together…