• 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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• 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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• 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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• Defining Autistic Lives - a reaction to "Autism Is A World"
  An autistic explains her objections to the autobiographical film "Autism Is A World" while watching it.
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• Frank Klein's "Autistic Advocacy"
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• How can we reach autistic youth taught to hate themselves?
  Since their minds don't stop being autistic even if they learn to hide it, a whole generation has come to hate everything about themselves. How can older self-accepting autistics show them they're worth anything?
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• Interview
  Amanda Baggs on Access to Quality Healthcare in an Autistic World
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• Jim Sinclair's Web Site
  Archived version of autistic intersex activist Jim Sinclair's old website.
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• Listen to parents…except when they say things you don’t want to hear
  Alterna-med orgs say "listen to the parents" when offering anecdotes as 'proof' of their products, but when a parent spoke out (and brought a full malpractice suit) after trying their way, they found very creative ways of insisting his word alone couldn't possibly be credible...
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• Neurodiversity.com -- Sitemap
  Categorized menu of all the different areas & topics Neurodiversity.com covers. Very useful for finding exactly what you're looking for...
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• New York Times: Autistics Plead Against 'Curing' Them
  Interesting article from the NYT from a few years back, covering the autistic acceptance movement.
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