• Accepting Autism
  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.
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• Adam, The Autistic Self-Advocate
  A mom describes & comments on the disturbing contents of old videos of her son's "early intervention" ABA therapy sessions; there's also a great conversation in the comments between autistic-accepting parents & at least one autistic that was put through ABA.
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• Aggressive Autism Speaks crowd threatens Autistics with "don't cure us" signs
  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.
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• Autism May Be Missed In Girls
  BBC article covering the reality that autism is often overlooked in girls, and why.
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• Autism Rates Not Rising
  BBC article: contrary to the fears of an autism "epidemic", studies indicate the rates have remained steady and other factors are responsible for the spike in diagnoses.
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• Five Easy Graphs: Why Autism Isn't An Epidemic
  A series of well-explained graphs to help laypeople see the numbers behind why autistics are now diagnosed more often than in the past.
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• Interview with Mom of Autistic: "It's A Great Blessing, To Give Hope."
  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.
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  Note: The mom's epiphany: When asked 'what was the single biggest thing parents could have given you?' unanimously these adults said 'acceptance.' I remember Ralph said: "I've had to wear so many masks in my life because I didn't think anyone would like me for who I was." That's tragic. ... I'd rather [ ...moreeducate] people...than [expect] my son and others like him to be the ones who have to do all the changing.
• Study: Gaze Aversion Helps Pupils Think
  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.
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• The Joy of Autism
  Article on the journey Estee Klar took from her son's infancy to allying with autistic self-advocates and what her son is like now as an eight-year-old.
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• Are Some Service Animals More Equal?
  Commentary on the dichotomy in what access rights some people feel different kinds of service animals should have, and a proposal to the growing problem of people with some impairments not getting the assistance they need as a result.
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• AS Parenting
  An interesting blog by an autistic mother whose kid(s) are autistic, intended to help autistic parents understand themselves, non-autistic parents understand their kids, and bridge the gap between the two kinds of parents.
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• Aspies For Freedom
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• Aspies For Freedom Forums
  Forum primarily for people on the autistic spectrum that believe in the pride/acceptance/neurodiversity movements.
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• Autism Acceptance Project Essays
  Part of a huge project intended to fight the old stereotypes about what autistic people are like.
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• Autism Women's Network
  The mission of the Autism Women's Network is to provide effective supports to autistic females of all ages through a sense of community, advocacy and resources.
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• Autistic Art
  Wikipedia article covering different kinds of autistic art.
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• Ballastexistenz
  The blog of Amanda Baggs, a 'classic' autistic woman that communicates with a portable keyboard, and has been interviewed repeatedly on CNN.
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• Blue Cats Synaesthesia Resource Center
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• Center for Excellence in Augmented Communication
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• CIBRA - Children Injured by Restraint and Aversives
  One of the two homepages for CIBRA, a group focused on exposing the damaging, dangerous side to the use of restraint & aversives.
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