• Posts by Dora Raymaker | Autism.change.org
  Posts by Dora Raymaker, excellent autistic advocate/activist. The blog is no longer updated, but her posts are a treasure trove of information and insight that acts as a great resource.
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• Pulling The Cat's Tail - a metaphor for autistic meltdowns
  An autistic man's commentary on autistic meltdowns & how they're often handled.
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• Reasons to laugh at (or rather, with) my autistic son
  An interesting article by a father about why he is happy he has an autistic son in his life.
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• Richard Wawro, autistic artist
  Personal website of the artist.
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• Runman - Running *For* Autism, Not Against It
  Blog of Alex Bain, one of many autistics whose childhood love of running turned into a love for marathons; maintained by his mom Jypsy.
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• Sad, Sad [Autistics] aka NT-Eyes Syndrome
  Great article about autistics viewing themselves with the eyes of the NTs that attacked them for being different, and thus blaming who/what they are for being abused rather than blaming the abusers.
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• Teen autistic advocate uses her experience to give hope
  About an autistic teen whose parents adapted to how her mind works & was designed to develop, focusing on truly important social things like keeping her face clean rather than forcing conformity -- and who now is not only well-liked & excelling academically, but is a devoted autistic advocate getting the word out through appearances and online videos.
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• The Autism Acceptance Project
  Promotes acceptance and empowerment of autistics & parents, by showing the positive in autism that's overlooked/buried by the melodramatic curebie hatefest that dominates the media. TAAP also seeks scientific & ethical answers to the question "what kinds of help do autistics need in order to succeed & contribute to society as autistic people?"
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• 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 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 Political Model of Disability -- the "This Way Of Life" blog
  "In this model, the people who further a given person’s cause are disabled, everyone else is not." (Note: a disability "model" explains a way that people define the concept of disability. See my relevant "disability_models" tag for more info.)
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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 Posautive YouTube Group
  Now-archived group of videos by autistic people & family of autistics of all ages, showing the positive "side" of autism the media resolutely pretends isn't there.
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• The Rashid Buttar hearing
  Information & sample transcript from NC's med board hearing for Dr. Rashid Buttar, who (among other things) administered increasingly aggressive chelation to a girl without seeing her, even though her health & ability to function was severely deteriorating in his care.
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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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