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Facilitated Communication is bunk, with many facilitators having used it to put words in the mouths of children. This massively popular podcast is just the latest instance of abuse involving FC.

Purpose This paper critiques meritocracy's foundational assumptions, arguing that its focus on ranking individuals according to flawed metrics fosters unhe...

Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care? Sarah Stillman reports.

Autistic people report greater comfort socialising and easier communication with each other. Despite autism being stereotypically associated with lack of social...

A sense of being connected to other autistic people has been reported anecdotally. Friendships and connectedness may be important to autistic people and beneficial for their wellbeing. Our research aimed to understand the autistic community by interviewing 20 autistic people about their experiences …

The UK education system is failing to meet needs, leading to an attendance and school anxiety crisis. However, the system faults those disproportionately and mo...

A sense of being connected to other autistic people has been reported anecdotally. Friendships and connectedness may be important to autistic people and beneficial for their wellbeing. Our research aimed to understand the autistic community by interviewing 20 autistic people about their experiences …

Restorying is how we reclaim our Autistic voices, honour our ways of knowing, and build futures rooted in connection, not correction.

I started studying autism a decade ago as a neurotypical, non-disabled graduate student with a clear idea of what autism is. Since then, pretty much everything ...

The UK education system is failing to meet needs, leading to an attendance and school anxiety crisis. However, the system faults those disproportionately and mo...

King’s nonviolence wasn’t just marches and lunch counter sit-ins but school boycotts, rent strikes, and the disruption of city and business life because injustice was comfortable for too many people.

Definition, relationship to autism, suggestions for practice

“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.

As mental health crises spiral, many like Lucy find themselves caught in a broken system where prison is seen as the only place of safety

Disabled activists say supreme court ruling has left trans community at similar risk of exclusion from public spaces

Jonathan Haidt once heralded an “ultrasocial” world. Now he’s one of social media’s most prominent critics.

0:00 Acknowledgment of Country - Professor Marek Tesar (Dean, Faculty of Education) 00:42 Welcome02:44 Introduction of Professor Guy Claxton04:24 Professor G...

Ole Ivar Lovaas – a Norwegian-born professor of psychology at UCLA – is considered a pioneer in the development of interventions for autistic children based on ...

Looking for neurodiversity-affirming reads? I've have a growing collection of books listed by autistic authors, advocates, and researchers. Perfect for ...

Pediatric long COVID is more common than many thought, and we keep letting kids be reinfected with new variants

In the face of the escalating climate crisis, a New Jersey organization has created a replicable shelter simulation model that makes temporary housing more inclusive for disabled people when disaster strikes.

by Alexis Quinn

RFK Jr. went full "useless eaters" on autistics—& Profound Autism parents are thrilled. Here's why "profound autism" is harmful, not helpful.