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[ July 21, 2022 ] An Introduction to Self-Advocacy & Self-determination Skills. What Are They and Why Are They So Important? Advocacy
[ July 8, 2022 ] Living My Life More Authentically Autistic by Dr Trish Leonard-Curtin Featured
[ June 29, 2022 ] What is Wellness? Featured
[ October 27, 2021 ] ‘What I (Don’t) Know About Autism’ – Interview with Jody O’Neill Arts
[ September 28, 2021 ] Masking and Camouflaging: The Where, When and Why by Barb Cook Developmental Educator Advocacy

Autism April

My Autism Utopia – Nelle Frances

April 7, 2017 Spectrum Women

Do I have an Autism Spectrum condition; am I Autistic, or am I a person with Autism? After 26 years on this journey I still don’t know. Do I want to Light it up Blue for autism awareness / acceptance / understanding / action? Or do I want to be Autism Aware every single day? Are we born Autistic or do we “get” Autism from vaccinations, food colourings, gut issues, nut allergies or gene defects? Do I want research to focus on the cause of Autism? Or should I want research to find a cure for Autism? Or do I […]

Education

From the inside, looking out.

July 1, 2016 Spectrum Women

ASD is for life: just like having grey eyes, or short fingers. We can choose to change these things of course, if we want to; mask them with coloured contacts or long fingernails. But underneath they remain the same, our secret. Our global community accepts that eyes and fingers come in a variety of colours and lengths. We accept that some people are great at Maths and logic; others excel in creative pursuits of art and music. So, why can’t we accept difference in the way people process the world around them? Why must only one way be “acceptable” and […]