How Autism Conferences Can Better Include and Respect Autistic People

Shannon Des Roches RosaSenior Editor, TPGA[Content note: This article discusses suicidality and ableism]The 2019 International Meeting for Autism Research in Montreal begins today, so let's discuss how autism conferences can best help the autistic people...
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AutINSAR Twitter Chat 2019: What Autistic People Need From Autism Research

What do autistic people need from autism research? What is current autism research doing right? How does research let autistic people and their families down, and why? And how can we convey these concerns to autism researchers? That is what #AutINSAR...
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On Autism and Social Camouflaging: An Interview With Lily Levy

Lily Levy at INSAR 2018[image: Lily Levy, a white British woman, presenting a poster at an autism conference.]INSAR 2019, the International Meeting For Autism Research, starts in three days. Before we begin our coverage, we'd like to emphasize research...
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The Importance and Power of Autistic Self Diagnosis

Image © Stig Andersen | Flickr / Creative Commons[image: White person with blue eyes and a Freddie Krueger sweater taking a selfie in a mirror, except a smaller circular mirror is inverting their face where their head would usually be.]Solveig StandalWe...
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A Conversation About Autism and Neurodiversity with Steve Silberman and John Marble

Steve Silberman, Shannon Rosa, and John Marble[image: Three adult white nerds, posing together and smiling.]Shannon Des Roches RosaSenior EditorA large, friendly, and neurodiverse crowd came together at Square headquarters in San Francisco last night,...
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Review: Autism: A New Introduction to Psychological Theory and Current Debate

Finn Gardinerexpectedly.org [image: The cover of the book Autism: A New Introduction to Psychological Theory and Current Debate, featuring a grid of small illustrations, interruptedby an orange rectangle in the center-top. Large white text...
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