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Moving Forward From Autism Awareness, Acceptance, Empowerment And Advocacy To Include Autistic Pride

April is Autism Awareness Month, and I am an Autistic person.  But I am not “autism.” No Autistic perso... read more

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The Freedom To Vote: Ensuring Accessible Voting

From being turned away at the polls because of a developmental disability or trouble accessing a polling place while usi... read more

28 Mar 2021

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The ADA and Me

This year we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the life changing and monumental legislation. This has been su... read more

25 Jul 2020

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"I Can't Believe You Have Autism": The Compliment That Isn't

I have talked a bit before here in our magazine about disclosing your disability. The thing that I think you most think ... read more

01 Jul 2015

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Look at my Assets: Re "seeing" people

The United States of America has a great legacy of individualism. How many times have you heard about someone pulling th... read more

28 Dec 2016

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Why Experiences Like Mine Show We Need More Than Autism Awareness

My experiences and that of many other Autistics show why awareness is no where near enough. I became aware, but it did n... read more

29 Apr 2020

Jason's View

Moving Forward From Autism Awareness, Acceptance, Empowerment And Advocacy To Include Autistic Pride

Autism Awareness Month should be more than the acknowledgment of a diagnosis, but rather a focus on Autistic Identity an... read more

02 Apr 2020

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Don't Just Be "Aware" Of Autism

Live the real lesson of Autism Awareness Month. Be aware of Autistic people: of our skills, the ways we can co... read more

08 May 2019

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Autism and Identity. Disability-first or Person-first Language

It’s really not about one versus the other. They both are about empowerment and seeing the person for who they are... read more

18 Apr 2019

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