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All Means All: Inclusion for Every Autistic

Christiana Tunnicliffe

May 45 min read

All Means All: Inclusion for Every Autistic

How can we build a more inclusive autistic community?

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Am I Autistic? Here's why a formal diagnosis doesn't need to be your next step

APC Admin

Jan 74 min read

Am I Autistic? Here's why a formal diagnosis doesn't need to be your next step

If you think you might be Autistic, who can decide the answer? Spoiler alert: it's you!

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Autistics and autonomy of our identities

Christiana Tunnicliffe

Oct 19, 20234 min read

Autistics and autonomy of our identities

Everyone, including autistics, wants autonomy to make their own choices. Unless it directly harms someone else, you should have the...

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Special interest or hyperfixation--what's the difference?

Luka Brave

Aug 10, 20232 min read

Special interest or hyperfixation--what's the difference?

Members of the neurodivergent community use the terms "special interest" and "hyperfixation" to describe their passions.

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Happy Disability Pride Month (Ways to celebrate!)

Christiana Tunnicliffe

Jul 1, 20233 min read

Happy Disability Pride Month (Ways to celebrate!)

In honor of Disability Pride Month, we can take a look back at the ADA, what it means for us today, and how we can celebrate!

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Bernard Grant, Ph.D.

Jun 23, 20234 min read

Neuroinclusion in the workplace

We need neuroinclusive workplaces where Autistic people can feel free to be themselves without social judgment.

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Having animals around can make a big difference in Autistic lives

Luka Brave

Jun 12, 20233 min read

Having animals around can make a big difference in Autistic lives

Pets, Emotional Support Animals, and Autism Service Dogs can all help Autistic people feel better.

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How to create neuroinclusion for the Autists in your life

Bernard Grant, Ph.D.

May 18, 20233 min read

How to create neuroinclusion for the Autists in your life

Here's how friends, family, and caregivers can help create neuroinclusive spaces and resist neuronormativity.

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Inclusion can't survive neuronormativity

Bernard Grant, Ph.D.

May 4, 20233 min read

Inclusion can't survive neuronormativity

Autistic personalities are valid. Neuronormativity says otherwise.

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Here's how to break free from Autistic inertia

Luka Brave

Apr 10, 20233 min read

Here's how to break free from Autistic inertia

Many Autistic people have trouble getting started on tasks. But once they get started on them, they also can’t seem to stop!

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Robbing a museum is bad, but being Autistic isn't

Kris Herrick

Mar 28, 20236 min read

Robbing a museum is bad, but being Autistic isn't

Why would someone pull off a heist for Autistic joy, then reject their autism? The answer is internalized ableism.

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3 ways sensory needs change (plus free sensory schedule template)

Christiana Tunnicliffe

Mar 25, 20232 min read

3 ways sensory needs change (plus free sensory schedule template)

When we take the time to examine changes in our sensory profile, we get better at knowing and meeting our own needs.

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Luka Brave

Feb 27, 20233 min read

Special interests are how we thrive

This is why so many Autistic people celebrate a phenomenon that we call "special interests."

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Luka Brave

Feb 6, 20232 min read

Nothing left: Autistic burnout

What if burnout also meant you suddenly can't wear socks, eat anything but plain tortillas, or text your mom back?

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Disease or superpower: the language of autism

Christiana Tunnicliffe

Jan 25, 20233 min read

Disease or superpower: the language of autism

The way we talk about autism has shifted greatly throughout the past 50 years.

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Doug Blecher

Jan 10, 20231 min read

Listen up! Actually Autistic voices

If you want to have an in-depth understanding of autism, you have to be learning from experts: Actually Autistic people themselves!

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Independent living skills aren't everything

Luka Brave

Jan 10, 20232 min read

Independent living skills aren't everything

We embrace two other concepts that we find enable people more than the myth of independence--autonomy and interdependence.

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4 grocery store perils for Autistic shoppers (here's how to cope)

Christiana Tunnicliffe

Dec 28, 20222 min read

4 grocery store perils for Autistic shoppers (here's how to cope)

Grocery stores are notorious as one of the most overwhelming places for the neurodivergent community, Autistics included.

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The Autistic 12 Nays of Christmas (and how I'm coping)

Kris Herrick

Dec 22, 20226 min read

The Autistic 12 Nays of Christmas (and how I'm coping)

Here are 12 things that get a big "no, thank you" from me during the holidays, plus the solutions I've found to make them bearable.

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Meltdown's quiet cousin: What's an Autistic shutdown?

Luka Brave

Dec 7, 20222 min read

Meltdown's quiet cousin: What's an Autistic shutdown?

There are many ways a shutdown can present, and it will depend on the individual and the situation that caused it.

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