Meeting with other autistics gives a sense of belonging we rarely are able to access in our day to day lives. This is an account of how Autscape changed my life for the better.
Author: autisticvillage
Autism and our Family : A review
A review of the BBC documentary - Autism and Our Family
Why bad research like Spectrum 10K should no longer get the green light – And what should.
Not all autism research is bad - and we need good research. Why is research like Spectrum 10K bad and what does GOOD Autism reseach look like?
Ghosts of Traumas Past
On different types of perseveration and how they can haunt long past any level of usefulness.
If you can’t see it, you can’t be it – The importance of representation
Why equal representation is so important
Why Won’t People Let Autistic Children Stim?
Why 'normalising' needs to stop.
Screen-time – A Hero? Just Possibly
A look at the benefits, and downsides of screen-time for autistics.
Hiding in Plain Sight – Invisible and Autistic
On the experience of feeling invisible as an autistic.
Implementing diversity in a non-tokenistic way
The right, and wrong ways, to practice inclusion.
Thoughts on Power
Thoughts on power and being disempowered by Yenn Purkis
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