Resources
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Read MoreThe importance of identification (Arabic)
- Blogs
- July 06, 2021
This piece explores the link between Autism and identity – Arabic version.
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The importance of identification (Mandarin)
- Blogs
- June 10, 2021
This piece explores the link between Autism and identity – Arabic version.
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Read MoreStill unusual: A reflection on adulthood as an unidentified Autistic
- Blogs
- June 01, 2021
Following on from her previous piece “Unusual”, Gabi Compton reflects on her adult life as an unmasked, unidentified Autistic, and how she made sense of her experiences of the world through writing elaborate children’s stories.
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Read MoreHow to respond empathetically to sensory sensitivities
- Tip sheets & infographics
- June 01, 2021
An Autistically informed tip sheet that will have you responding empathetically to your child’s sensory triggers and empowering them to advocate for their own sensory needs in the future.
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Read MoreThe Autistic Doctor: How finding my neurokin helped me to embrace my identity
- Blogs
- May 25, 2021
Following on from her captivating piece on Synaesthesia, Dr Penny Rowan writes of how stumbling on a little-known Facebook group of International Autistic Doctors and connecting with her neurokin gave her the strength to embrace her Autistic identity, and the motivation to challenge the discrimination that can exist in the medical profession.
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Read MoreIntroduction to Autism, Part 4: The Autism spectrum is not linear
- Blogs
- May 24, 2021
Very often we think of the Autism spectrum as a two-dimensional straight line. In this piece, Dr Melanie Heyworth discusses the flawed notion of a linear spectrum and puts forward an alternative analogy to capture the complexity, the fluidity of the Autism spectrum.
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Read MoreIntroduction to Autism, Part 3: A respectful approach to therapy
- Blogs
- May 24, 2021
At the time of your child’s Autism diagnosis, a host of therapies and interventions might have been recommended to you, but how do you identify therapies, therapists, and goals that will respect your child’s Autistic neurology? In this piece Dr Melanie Heyworth and Ginny Grant share their insights on respectful therapies.
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Read MoreKicking goals: Finding myself and community through gender-inclusive footy
- Blogs
- May 12, 2021
In this uplifting guest piece, Autistic trans advocate Sam Rose explores how they found their authentic identity and their community through a recreational mixed-gender football team.
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Read MorePosition statement on Autistic-LGBTIQA+ identity
- Blogs
- 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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