

All Means All: Inclusion for Every Autistic
How can we build a more inclusive autistic community?

Christiana Tunnicliffe
May 4, 20245 min read
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Am I Autistic? Here's why a formal diagnosis doesn't need to be your next step
If you think you might be Autistic, who can decide the answer? Spoiler alert: it's you!

APC Admin
Jan 7, 20244 min read
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Autistics and autonomy of our identities
Everyone, including autistics, wants autonomy to make their own choices. Unless it directly harms someone else, you should have the...

Christiana Tunnicliffe
Oct 19, 20234 min read
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Special interest or hyperfixation--what's the difference?
Members of the neurodivergent community use the terms "special interest" and "hyperfixation" to describe their passions.
Luka Brave
Aug 10, 20232 min read
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Happy Disability Pride Month (Ways to celebrate!)
In honor of Disability Pride Month, we can take a look back at the ADA, what it means for us today, and how we can celebrate!

Christiana Tunnicliffe
Jul 1, 20233 min read
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Neuroinclusion in the workplace
We need neuroinclusive workplaces where Autistic people can feel free to be themselves without social judgment.

Bernard Grant, Ph.D.
Jun 23, 20234 min read
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Having animals around can make a big difference in Autistic lives
Pets, Emotional Support Animals, and Autism Service Dogs can all help Autistic people feel better.
Luka Brave
Jun 12, 20233 min read
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How to create neuroinclusion for the Autists in your life
Here's how friends, family, and caregivers can help create neuroinclusive spaces and resist neuronormativity.

Bernard Grant, Ph.D.
May 18, 20233 min read
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Inclusion can't survive neuronormativity
Autistic personalities are valid. Neuronormativity says otherwise.

Bernard Grant, Ph.D.
May 4, 20233 min read
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Here's how to break free from Autistic inertia
Many Autistic people have trouble getting started on tasks. But once they get started on them, they also can’t seem to stop!
Luka Brave
Apr 10, 20233 min read
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Robbing a museum is bad, but being Autistic isn't
Why would someone pull off a heist for Autistic joy, then reject their autism? The answer is internalized ableism.

Kris Herrick
Mar 28, 20236 min read
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3 ways sensory needs change (plus free sensory schedule template)
When we take the time to examine changes in our sensory profile, we get better at knowing and meeting our own needs.

Christiana Tunnicliffe
Mar 25, 20232 min read
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Special interests are how we thrive
This is why so many Autistic people celebrate a phenomenon that we call "special interests."
Luka Brave
Feb 27, 20233 min read
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Nothing left: Autistic burnout
What if burnout also meant you suddenly can't wear socks, eat anything but plain tortillas, or text your mom back?
Luka Brave
Feb 6, 20232 min read
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Disease or superpower: the language of autism
The way we talk about autism has shifted greatly throughout the past 50 years.

Christiana Tunnicliffe
Jan 25, 20233 min read
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Listen up! Actually Autistic voices
If you want to have an in-depth understanding of autism, you have to be learning from experts: Actually Autistic people themselves!

Doug Blecher
Jan 10, 20231 min read
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Independent living skills aren't everything
We embrace two other concepts that we find enable people more than the myth of independence--autonomy and interdependence.
Luka Brave
Jan 10, 20232 min read
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4 grocery store perils for Autistic shoppers (here's how to cope)
Grocery stores are notorious as one of the most overwhelming places for the neurodivergent community, Autistics included.

Christiana Tunnicliffe
Dec 28, 20222 min read
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The Autistic 12 Nays of Christmas (and how I'm coping)
Here are 12 things that get a big "no, thank you" from me during the holidays, plus the solutions I've found to make them bearable.

Kris Herrick
Dec 22, 20226 min read
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Meltdown's quiet cousin: What's an Autistic shutdown?
There are many ways a shutdown can present, and it will depend on the individual and the situation that caused it.
Luka Brave
Dec 7, 20222 min read
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