Our goal is to dispel stereotypes and misinformation which perpetuate unnecessary fears surrounding an autism diagnosis. We seek to share information which works to build acceptance and understanding of disability. Welcome to AWN! Autistic Women Welcome Packet.

They keep publishing these violent articles.

Autism Acceptance vs Autism Awareness. Apple has added an Autism Acceptance page to their app store. April is traditionally recognized as Autism Awareness Month and April 2 as World or International Autism Awareness Day.

Thursday, June 4, 2015. Here is what we learned and observed at IMFAR 2015, which took place last month in Salt Lake City, Utah. Note that the IMFAR conference itself - with scores of presentations and hundreds of posters - is overwhelming, and we only got to see part of what was actually presented and discussed in the full conference.

A blog by an autistic asexual. This is a submission to the February 2015 Carnival of Aces, whose topic is Cross-Community Connections. Asexual activism that emphasizes asexuality as not-illness or as not-caused-by-illness-or-trauma has never sit well with me. Although my own experiences with mental illness and disability are part of the reason why, it actually goes deeper than that. If your asexual activism does not affirm the agency of people.

I write about mental health, autism and disability, ableism, prejudice, LGBTQ stuff, and sometimes other things. I like talking about how communities work and ethical activism. I dislike cure culture, the psych ward model, and most awareness campaigns. Autism and Mental Health Presentation.

I got married last Friday! Yesterday evening we had a BBQ with the neighbor and some friends from his work and a couple of my friends. It was nice to socialize. Today we did absolutely nothing for his last day off.