• The Autism Crisis - Michelle Dawson's Research Blog
  Academic/scientific blog reporting extensively on research & analysis regarding myths about autistic people and how their minds work.
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• The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
  "Dedicated to advancing understanding, acceptance, & support for the autistic community."
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• The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network | Change.org
  Organizing site for autistic people interested in news & making a difference in the lives of fellow autistics through writing letters, signing petitions, donating time/money, and other actions.
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• The Autistics.org Autism Information Library
  Great "library" of essays by autistics (and a few by non-autistic allies/parents) exploring various topics -- what it's like in an institution, acceptance vs. cure, reasons for different autistic "behaviors" like stimming, what it's like to always hide one's autistic traits, etc.
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• The Joy of Autism
  Former blog by the mother of a 'classic' autistic boy; the old posts remain an amazing resource. (The mother, Estee Klar, now blogs at another site.)
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• The Misbehaviour of Behaviourists
  Michelle Dawson's excellent essay on the ethical issues in ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) therapy, including Lovaas' original intent of normalizing feminine boys to 'prevent' them from being gay.
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• The Other Side: Janet Norman-Bain & Family
  In 2004, Janet "jypsy" Norman-Bain, an Asperger's woman with one autistic & one "aspie" teen, wrote to the Canadian government detailing her kids' development in total contradiction to popular claims about kids on the spectrum, like that they destroy families and have worthless lives unless forcibly made to seem normal at all costs.
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• The Politics of Pain Infliction, Punishment and Control
  "I was innocent. I didn't know about the wordsmiths, coercive persuasion, the hush-ups by parents, the reputation of certain programs of being "cults." ... Only after my child was traumatized did they admit that others had been traumatized before my child...."
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• The Way I Am
  A great explanation/reminder for anybody who has found an autistic disagreeing with them regarding how to raise autistic kids. It's written by an autistic parent of autistic kids, but much of what is said applies to non-parent advocates on the spectrum as well.
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• There's Nothing Wrong With My Autistic Son
  Describes a mother's journey from feeling pain at having an "abnormal" child, to how & why she decided to accept him as an autistic child rather than trying to make him into a typical one.
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• To Get To The Other Side - Estée Klar's blog/website
  Newer blog by Estee Klar, mother of a classic autistic boy called Adam.
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