http://netvouz.com/Xyzzy/tag/advocacy?feed=rss Xyzzy's bookmarks tagged "advocacy" on Netvouz http://www.thewip.net/talk/2009/02/accepting_autism.html Great essay by a mother about how & why she came to accept her young son's newly-diagnosed autism rather than trying frantically to "cure" it, and valuable advice to other struggling parents of autistic kids. Health & Disability Xyzzy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:18 GMT http://aspierhetor.com/2010/10/13/columbus-protest-against-autism-speaks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=columbus-protest-against-autism-speaks An autistic describes and shares news/personal videos of Autism Speaks supporters threatening autistics that were standing peacefully with "don't cure us" signs at a walk-for-a-cure event. Health & Disability Xyzzy Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:36:24 GMT http://bloom-parentingkidswithdisabilities.blogspot.com/2010/09/its-great-blessing-to-give-hope.html An interview follows a mother's journey from frantically trying to 'cure' her autistic son to the relief of accepting him after getting "an insider's view" from adults on the spectrum. Health & Disability Xyzzy Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:20:02 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7433436.stm Interesting article from the BBC covering research that shows students think better when they aren't making eye contact, something autistics have maintained for a long time. Health & Disability Xyzzy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:31 GMT http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/ Health & Disability Xyzzy Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:11:48 GMT http://www.taaproject.com/taapestry/essays/ Part of a huge project intended to fight the old stereotypes about what autistic people are like. Health & Disability Xyzzy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:46 GMT http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/ The blog of Amanda Baggs, a 'classic' autistic woman that communicates with a portable keyboard, and has been interviewed repeatedly on CNN. Health & Disability Xyzzy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:17 GMT http://users.1st.net/cibra/ One of the two homepages for CIBRA, a group focused on exposing the damaging, dangerous side to the use of restraint & aversives. Health & Disability Xyzzy Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:48:44 GMT http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/reviews/ckmontrubin0605.html An autistic explains her objections to the autobiographical film "Autism Is A World" while watching it. Health & Disability Xyzzy Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:49:36 GMT http://psych.wisc.edu/lang/autism-research.html Researcher's page at the University of Wisconsin, Madison tackling common assumptions about autistic people and their needs. Health & Disability Xyzzy Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:47:08 GMT