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- Promote Respectful Language
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Negative, disempowering language can hurt the feelings and self-worth of people on the spectrum and their families and friends. Even people who may have difficulty expressing themselves often...
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- Protest Pity
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In solidarity with the broader disability community, help protest giving the Hersholt Award to Jerry Lewis. Details and discussion on why this is important can be found on the Petition to Pro...
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- Say no to bad science in autism!
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Autism is a condition known very well by the sceptic community, as several claims of benefits has been made for treatments directed toward autistic people while they have had little to no scientifi...
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- Befriend an Austistic Person
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Many people who are autistic are usually teased and rejected because of their autism. You can help them by befriending them and helping them feel included and making their lives better and happier.
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- Read RULES, By Cynthia Lord
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This book is very insperational. It is about an autistic child's older sister who is always teased because of her brother's autism. the girl, Catherine, also befriends a paraplegic child her a...
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- Read a Book Written By an Autistic!
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There's plenty of literature about autism circulating throughout many sources. Why not pick something written by an autistic? Especially if you desire to capture a feel for the essence and reality ...
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- Delve Into a Website By and For Autistics!
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Get in touch with the true essence of autism. Rather than wander aimlessly through pitying organizations, go straight to the source! I'll get you started: 1. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (...
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- End the use of aversives, restraints and seclusion
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End the use of aversives, restraints and seclusion on children on the autism spectrum by alerting the media, school teachers, parents, and the general public about the dangers and inhumanity of the...
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- Support Awareness & Understanding of Uneven Skills In Autistics
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Autistics may have an I.Q. that falls on both sides of the bell curve. In other words, it's not uncommon for an autistic person to have a significant range in I.Q. testing scores. It's important to...
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- Take a quick five-question quiz to learn more about autism!
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Quiz: Easter Seals' Living with Autism Study The recent Living with Autism Study revealed that 80% of parents of children living with autism are extremely or very concerned about their child&...
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Tom Maxwell
- Los Angeles, CA
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Florence Gray
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Soodle Billy
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