
Christiana Tunnicliffe
May 4, 20245 min read
All Means All: Inclusion for Every Autistic
How can we build a more inclusive autistic community?
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APC Admin
Jan 7, 20244 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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