• 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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• 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.
• 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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• 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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• Estée Klar's published articles & essays
  Set of material by the mother of a 'classic' autistic boy, who long ago decided to accept her son rather than attempt to 'cure' him.
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• I Think I Have Neurotypical Syndrome
  Humorous piece by Estee Klar, whose young son is autistic.
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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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• 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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• 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 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 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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• 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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