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#LiveBoldly You And I – #MeWithYou
This post is to add my voice to the many disabled people protesting the film “Me Before You”, and the unsatisfactory responses of the actors of the film, and the writer of the book (the film is based...
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Awesomely Autistic, Awesomely Distinguishable
I have written quite a lot about ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), which I call Autistic Conversion Therapy. The official language of the program is “to make Autistic children indistinguishable from...
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Acceptance and Representation
We, Autistic activists and our true allies, talk a lot about Autism Acceptance and how important it is to value our neurology. Acceptance shows that Autistics are respected as we are. I want more than...
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My Personality Is Not a Sub-Type Presentation
When I was first identified as autistic around 2001, very little had been written about autistic girls. There was a page or two in Tony Attwood’s book Asperger’s Syndrome, but there were very few books...
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Our Interests Are Ours
In kindergarten, I loved one thing more than just about anything else: the Care Bears. I loved their rainbow colors and their magical land of clouds. Unfortunately, most of my classmates did not share...
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The Failings of Person First Language
Image shows a black and white photo closeup of a wheelchair poised at the edge of an inaccessible curb. Text says, “Why are organizations and the media still ignoring us while talking about us – using...
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Menopause: Just When You Felt Less Socially Awkward
JUST when I had finally stopped obsessively worrying that I might possibly be offending someone somewhere; just when I had started feeling (almost) comfortable socializing with humans, rather than...
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Real Independence
Most people believe that the only valuable life achievement of a disabled person like me (non-speaking Autistic with high support needs) is “to be independent”. I already wrote about how the concept of...
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“Actually, It’s Crooked”: Autism and Precocious Speech
When it was time for cake at my second birthday party, I sat at a table surrounded by smiling grown-ups. One of the grown-ups asked me a question. I don’t remember the question itself, but I remember...
View ArticleAWN Applauds FDA Action to Ban Electric Shock Torture of Disabled People
For over three decades, the Judge Rotenberg Center has subjected autistic and other disabled people to painful electric shock torture as a form of behavior modification to punish and control those...
View ArticleIn Times of Crisis, We Must Take Care of Each Other
Our world is in crisis – this is new for many people, and for many others in our communities, this is unfortunately very familiar. AWN’s board members, staff, and volunteers are working constantly to...
View ArticleOn Mel Bagg’s untimely death
Yesterday, the autistic community, the self-advocacy movement, and humanity at large lost a titan, a leader, a visionary, a public intellectual, and an artist whose work has influenced, inspired, and...
View ArticleDisability Justice Solidarity in Fighting White Supremacy and State Violence
Disability Justice depends on a politic and practice of active solidarity and collective work for liberation. The Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network’s leadership, staff, volunteers, and community...
View ArticleAWN Statement on Rollbacks Impacting Trans and Disability Healthcare
The Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network (AWN) condemns yesterday’s announcement that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is rolling back critical protections for trans and disabled...
View ArticleAWN Receives Rapid Response Grant for Changes in Programming Due to COVID19
The Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network is excited to announce that we have been selected to receive funding from Borealis Philanthropy’s Disability Inclusion Fund! Borealis has awarded $210,000 in...
View ArticleAWN in Partnership with the National LGBTQ Task Force Release Trans Autistic...
The Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network & The National LGBTQ Task Force are excited to share a brand new guide for trans autistic people called Before You Go: Know Your Rights & What to...
View ArticleDisability Community Letter Responding to CDC Director Dr. Rochelle...
On January 13, Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network AWN signed onto a letter by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) alongside over 150 disability organizations to Director...
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Real Independence
Most people believe that the only valuable life achievement of a disabled person like me (non-speaking Autistic with high support needs) is “to be independent”. I already wrote about how the concept of...
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