Resources
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Read MoreTim Chan, Flourishing after School
- Webinars
- March 22, 2022
In this presentation, first broadcast at Reframing Autism’s 2021 Symposium on Autistic Flourishing: Acceptance, Authenticity, Autonomy, Tim Chan shares his knowledge on the conditions in which Autistic people with Complex Communication Needs can flourish into adulthood.
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Read MoreTransforming allied health: The ‘how’ of neurodiversity-affirming services
- Blogs
- March 17, 2022
Speech Pathologist Liz Baird shares how adopting a neurodiversity-affirming approach validated her personally and provided a way forward professionally. “Our social group is a chance to engage in a range of Autistic interaction norms, and I actively “unmask” – consciously disengage in neurotypical communication methods and model authentic connection.”
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Read MoreAmplified, Episode 12: JayJay Mudridge
- Podcasts
- March 14, 2022
In the twelfth episode Ginny Grant interviews American Autistic advocate JayJay Mudridge.
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Read MoreAmplified, Episode 11: Shadia Hancock
- Podcasts
- March 07, 2022
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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Read More“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
- 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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Read MoreFrom Chaos to Catharsis: How my creativity gave me an emotional outlet
- Blogs
- March 01, 2022
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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Read MoreAmplified, 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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Read MoreDr 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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Read MoreOpen 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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