New follow-up school-based practitioner paper to our Avoiding Ableist Language: Suggestions for Autism Researchers paper. We explain and examine ableism in schools using applied examples and provide suggestions to help school professionals adopt an anti-ableist stance. pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...

Recognizing and Resisting Ableist Language in Schools: Suggestions for School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists and Related Professionals

Purpose: The language that school professionals use to describe disabled students can reveal and perpetuate ableist assumptions. Professionals' l...

"(...) female autism is embedded in wider gender politics, and thus its potential to reproduce gendered power, inequality, and distress" (Moore, Morgan & Howard, 2024). More details on this reference here 👇 autidacts.org/en/pg-ref/141#FemaleAutism#Neurodiversity#CriticalFeminism#AutismResearch

Constructions of 'female autism' in professional practices: A Foucauldian discourse analysis

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"the one voice that has been traditionally silenced within the [autism studies] field is that of autistic people themselves" (Milton, 2014). 10 years later, progress made, but much still to do. More details here 👇 autidacts.org/en/pg-ref/140#AutismResearch#DoubleEmpathyProblem#Milton2014

Autistic expertise: A critical reflection on the production of knowledge in autism studies

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S2C, "harmful" ?

Very good to see our book is rising fast in the sales lists in good bookstores now. Much needed. With thanks as ever to the editors, and to my fellow contributors.

"we aim here to outline a framework to help Autistic people, their families and allies, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers alike to begin a meaningful conversation about what Autistic flourishing may involve" (Pellicano, Heyworth, 2023). More details here 👇 autidacts.org/en/pg-ref/139

The foundations of autistic flourishing

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"Even when Autistic people outperform non-autistic people in scientific experiments, it is sometimes supposed that [reveals] a problem with Autistic people that needs to be fixed, rather than simply revealing a different (even potentially ‘better’) way of being." link.springer.com/article/10.1...

"As an ADHD academic, I have often felt considerable discomfort working in autism research. [It is...] an important part of the toolbox for researchers studying other neurotypes, encouraging in-depth community engagement, and self-questioning." (D. Jackson-Perry, 2024). autidacts.org/en/pg-ref/130

Critical Autism Studies: Roots and branches

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"The message that it’s possible to be autistic and thrive is the message autistic people need to hear" (Mary Doherty, @autisticdoctor.bsky.socialAutidacts.orgautidacts.org/en/art/125#Autism#Advocacy#Healthcare

[French translation] Interview with Mary Doherty: I’m a doctor and autistic. This is why I kept my diagnosis secret

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Autism is not a dirty word. It's not equivalent to "I hate you" or "I don't care about your feelings". Neurotypicals should have learned by now that an autistic talking about autism is probably an attempt to be understood, not to start a fight.