No, not EVERYTHING about being autistic is bad! In fact, even though undeniably being autistic is challenging – or okay, very often hard as hell – autistic people have many wonderful qualities too, which can come out in different constellations in different people.
With Roe v. Wade overturned, disabled people reflect on how it will impact them
Bodily autonomy is a principle of the disability rights movement. With the overturn of Roe v. Wade, people with disabilities worry about how they will be disproportionately affected.
Part of our job here at FilmDis is to report on disabled representation in the media. One of the ways we do this is by performing extensive research. Our initial…
A client with autism testifying, begins answering questions with “I’m sorry” right before they’re finished asking them, Judge yelling “I’m having a problem with your impulse control right now, only one of us should be talking and that’s me!”— Public Defendering (@fodderyfodder) June 23, 2022
The autistic experience of homelessness: Implications from a narrative enquiry - Beth Stone, Ailsa Cameron, Sandra Dowling, 2022
Emerging research suggests autistic people are disproportionately represented in homeless populations. Less is known about how autistic people experience homele...
Fast psycho-policy & the datafication of social-emotional learning
Ben Williamson [Paper prepared for the Annual Ethnography Symposium, University of Manchester, 30 August-1 September 2017, with the full title ‘The infrastructure of fast psycho-policy: psych…
Respecting neurodiversity: Interactions between autistic people and public services
Dr Katie Maras is Lecturer and Dr Jade Norris is Research Associate in the University of Bath’s Department of Psychology. They are both members of the Centre for Applied Autism Research team.…
DREDF Statement on the Supreme Court's Ruling Overturning the Right to Abortion - Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
Disabled people have the right to self-determination and bodily autonomy. We have the right to make our own decisions. Our human rights include reproductive rights. Abortion rights are disability rights.
ASAN Condemns Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
ASAN condemns today’s ruling dismantling Roe v. Wade and its protections. In light of the critical role that the Supreme Court plays in interpreting and enforcing laws that affect people with disabilities, we are disgusted that the Court has thrown out decades of settled law to attack our rights to…
AAPD Statement on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade - AAPD
For Immediate Release: 6/24/22 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the United States Supreme Court announced its ruling …
Little Lobbyists' Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — Little Lobbyists
The SCOTUS decision overturns prior settled law in Roe and Casey, and guts the Fourteenth Amendment’s civil right to make personal decisions without government interference. This decision poses a grave threat to the bodily autonomy, self-determination, and well-being of people with complex medical n
The hardest thing about the current framing of the abortion debate for disability justice advocates is that it forces us to choose between two of our core convictions: Inherent human worth and bodi…
Nick Walker, PhD I wrote this piece in the Fall of 2014. Since 2010, I’ve been a faculty member at California Institute of Integral Studies, a school known for its excellent Counseling Psychotherapy graduate programs. Most of the grad students in my classes are in training to become psychotherapists, and many of the students in
Nick Walker, PhD I originally wrote and published this piece in the Spring of 2015. This is an updated version, slightly revised and expanded in the Summer of 2021. The definitive, citable version of this essay, along with supplementary comments, can be found in my book Neuroqueer Heresies. When referencing my work, please remember that
