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Position Statement on Autistic Communication
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- April 04, 2022
Reframing Autism’s director and Autistic advocate Tim Chan affirms that RA considers access to preferred means of communication a human right, and argues that all communication methods should be regarded as valid and valuable methods for a communicator to exercise their autonomy and citizenship. We advocate that further research into non-speech communication modes – done in partnership with Autistics – is crucial to provide genuine alternatives that will meet individual needs.
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Open letter to the Lancet Commission on the future of care and clinical research in autism
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- February 21, 2022
Reframing Autism gives our full support to this open letter to the Lancet Commission on behalf of the Global Autistic Task Force on Autism Research, a committee comprising autistic advocates, researchers and representatives of organisations by and for autistic people.
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What we think about LGBTIQA+ rights
- Easy English documents Position statements
- January 04, 2022
An Easy English version of our “Position statement on Autistic-LGTBQIA+ identity”, produced by Scope (Aust) Ltd.
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What we think about therapies
- Easy English documents Position statements
- October 13, 2021
An Easy English version of our “Position statement on therapies and interventions”, produced by Scope (Aust) Ltd.
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Position statement on Autistic-LGBTIQA+ identity
- Position statements
- May 12, 2021
In recent years, it has become widely accepted that there is a considerable overlap between the Autistic and the LGBTIQA+ communities. However, a corresponding effort to support the Autistic-LGBTIQA+ community has not been forthcoming. Read Reframing Autism’s full position statement on Autistic-LGBTIQA+ identity.
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Position statement on therapies and interventions
- Position statements
- February 12, 2020
As an organisation, Reframing Autism has grave concerns about the provision of any therapy or intervention which “normalises” Autistic people or suppresses intrinsic Autistic behaviours. Read our full position statement on therapies, including ABA and EIBIs here.