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Tag: Advocacy

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Advocacy, Autistic Adulthood, Living in the NT World, Myths and Misconceptions

The Beauty of a World Without Boxes

April 22, 2021

For Autism “Awareness” Month this year, I’m bringing “awareness” to some of the amazing parts of autistic life. Part of the glory of the autistic brain is the ability to see beyond the clearly delineated boundaries and margins of NT society.  We tend to question […]

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Advocacy, Autistic Adulthood, Myths and Misconceptions

Changelings

February 25, 2021

The story of the Changeling is a pretty universal myth. You’ll find it all over the world, similar tales in disparate cultures.  A Changeling is a child stolen – most often by fairies or elves, but in some cultures it’s trolls or other malevolent spirits […]

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Advocacy, Autistic Adulthood

How Do I Know Which Autism Groups to Support?

December 17, 2020

Recent events like the backlash to a trailer for a film I won’t mention here have brought up that perennial blister of the autistic community – why Autism Speaks is such a problem.  For many people outside the autistic community or those new to the […]

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