Resources
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Amplified, Episode 11: Shadia Hancock
In the eleventh episode Ginny Grant interviews Shadia Hancock, a young Autistic advocate, on their advocacy work and navigating tertiary studies as an Autistic speech pathology student.
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“It just fits my needs better”: Autistic students and parents’ experiences of learning from home during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, a summary for non-academics
- News Research summaries
- March 03, 2022
Reframing Autism’s CEO, Dr Melanie Heyworth, and colleagues, interviewed Autistic school-age students as well as Autistic and non-autistic parents of Autistic school-age children and youth. Their aim was to understand how students have been affected by COVID-19 during the pandemic.
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From Chaos to Catharsis: How my creativity gave me an emotional outlet
From her traumatic childhood to life as a successful artist and children’s book illustrator, Celeste Josephine’s journey of self-discovery is a testament to the power of Autistic passions and the self-acceptance that can be found when you connect with your neurokin.
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Amplified, Episode 10: Jarad McLoughlin
- Podcasts
- February 28, 2022
In the tenth episode Ginny Grant interviews Jarad McLoughlin, an Autistic, LGBTQIA+ and disability advocate and activist.
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Dr Kristie Patten, Flourishing in Therapy
- Webinars
- February 23, 2022
First aired at Reframing Autism’s 2021 Symposium on Autistic Flourishing: Acceptance, Authenticity, Autonomy, Dr Kristie Patten’s presentation focuses on the idea of reframing therapy to embrace a strengths-based paradigm shift, in collaboration with stakeholder engagement and in partnership with Autistic individuals.
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Open letter to the Lancet Commission on the future of care and clinical research in autism
- Position statements
- 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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Amplified, Episode 9: Medha Gupta
- Podcasts
- February 21, 2022
In the ninth episode Ginny Grant interviews Medha Gupta, a young Autistic advocate.
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Neurodiversity-affirming language: A letter to your family, friends and support network
- Blogs Tip sheets & infographics
- February 14, 2022
Following on from the downloadable letter we created to help your child’s support network adopt neurodiversity-affirming language, here is a similar letter that Autistic adults can share with their family, friends, work colleagues and broader support network inviting them to adopt respectful language that validates Autistic identity.
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Amplified, Episode 8: David Gray-Hammond
- Podcasts
- February 13, 2022
In the eighth episode Ginny Grant interviews David Gray-Hammond, an Autistic and mental health advocate and activist.
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