Results and Analysis of the Autistic Not Weird 2022 Autism SurveyIs it ‘autistic person’ or ‘person with autism’? How many autistic people are also LGBT+? Has ABA improved in recent...
Top ten acts of cruelty that would cause outrage if they happened to non-autistic childrenIn order to provide for people with disabilities, learning difficulties or neurological conditions, sometimes we need to treat them differently....
Fifty Autism Facts for World Autism Acceptance DayFor this year’s World Autism Acceptance Day, I made these fifty pictures and shared them to Autistic Not Weird’s Facebook page...
Why Autism Awareness Month can be traumatising for autistic peopleIt doesn’t seem quite right, does it? That a month designated for raising public knowledge of autism would be so...
Respectful autism awareness: how to discuss the struggles without increasing the stigmaA few years ago, one of my articles received this comment. “F*** YOU F***YOU F***YOU. You don’t even know anything...
50 ways to help autistic peopleSo it’s World Autism Awareness Month again! Those who follow Autistic Not Weird’s Facebook page [links open in new tabs]...
My response to “you’re not REALLY autistic, are you?”I went through most my teaching career without talking about my Asperger Syndrome, as it was diagnosed at the time....
We need to stop saying “we’re all a little autistic”A few years ago, I was the only diagnosed autistic staff member in a special school. The rest of the...
50 Pretty Big Facts About AutismAfter this album of pictures got over 3,000 shares on Autistic Not Weird’s Facebook page [all links open in new windows],...
How to Raise ACTUAL Autism AwarenessRemember when we all changed our profile pictures to ribbons, and it cured cancer? No, me neither. The phrase “raising...
