Here is a list of resources all about autism. We split them up into sections based on what each resource focuses on. You can also find these resources at the end of each chapter of our book. This is a good page to check back on if you have more questions about autism.
To Start
- Person First Language and Ableism – by Amy Sequenzia – https://ollibean.com/person-first-language-and-ableism/
- The Problem with Functioning Labels- by Finn Gardiner – http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/2018/03/the-problems-with-functioning-labels.html
- Start Here: a guide for parents of autistic kids by ASAN – https://autisticadvocacy.org/book/start-here/
All About Autism
- Everyone Communicates – the AAC Resource – http://www.everyonecommunicates.org/
- In My Language – by Mel Baggs – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnylM1hI2jc
- Why We Should Stop Stim Suppression – by Cassandra Crosman – https://intheloopaboutneurodiversity.wordpress.com/2019/09/17/why-we-should-stop-stim-suppression/
Who Can be Autistic?
- Autism Self-Diagnosis is not Special Snowflake Syndrome – by Sara Luterman – http://nosmag.org/autism-self-diagnosis-is-not-special-snowflake-syndrome/
- Autisic Women & Nonbinary Network – https://awnnetwork.org/
- Adult Misdiagnosis – The Default Path to an Autistic Identity – by Autistic Science Lady – https://autisticsciencelady.wordpress.com/2019/06/15/adult-misdiagnosis-the-default-path-to-an-autistic-identity/
- Why It’s So Difficult to Diagnose Autism in Girls – by Somer Bishop https://slate.com/technology/2015/10/autism-in-girls-and-women-is-difficult-to-diagnose.html
- Autism’s Race Problem – by Pacific Standard – https://psmag.com/news/autisms-race-problem
Autism Facts
- Mental Age Theory Hurts People with Disabilities – by Ivanova Smith – http://nosmag.org/mental-age-theory-hurts-people-with-intellectual-disabilities/
- Left Brain Right Brain: Autism News, Science, and Opinion – https://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/
- “Putting on My Best Normal”: Social Camouflaging in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5509825/
Autism and Disability
- 10 Principles of Disability Justice – Sins Invalid – https://www.sinsinvalid.org/blog/10-principles-of-disability-justice
- Social Model Animation – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s3NZaLhcc4
- The Disability Gulag – by Harriet McBryde Johnson – https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/23/magazine/the-disability-gulag
- It’s Our Story – https://www.youtube.com/user/itsourstoryproject
- Medical Model vs Social Model – by Kids as Self Advocates (KASA) – https://www.fvkasa.org/resources/files/history-model.pdf
- Judy Heumann Fights for People with Disabilities – Drunk History – http://www.cc.com/video-clips/2p86bg/drunk-history-judy-heumann-fights-for-people-with-disabilities
- Parallels in Time: A History of Developmental Disabilities – http://mn.gov/mnddc/parallels/
- Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement – by Steven Kapp – https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-13-8437-0
Self-Advocacy and the Self-Advocacy Movement
- Self-Advocacy Online – http://www.selfadvocacyonline.org/
- The Meaning of Self-Advocacy – by Mel Baggs – http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/2019/02/the-meaning-of-self-advocacy.html
- I’m Determined: Empowering Self-Determined Behavior – https://www.imdetermined.org
- From Ableist to Self Advocate- by Amy Sequenzia – https://awnnetwork.org/from-ableist-to-self-advocate/
- Self-Determination Tools – http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/nrtc/tools.asp
Know Your Rights
- The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 – Car Autism Roadmap – https://www.carautismroadmap.org/the-americans-with-disabilities-act-of-1990-ada/
- Job Accommodation Network – https://askjan.org/
- Inclusive Schools Network – https://inclusiveschools.org/
- Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy – https://www.wrightslaw.com/
- Olmstead Self-Assessment – https://www.olmsteadrights.org/self-helptools/assessment/
- How to Make a Supported Decision-Making Agreement – ACLU – https://www.aclu.org/other/how-make-supported-decision-making-agreement
- National Disability Rights Network – https://www.ndrn.org/about/ndrn-member-agencies/
- Information on the ADA – https://www.ada.gov/
- International Disability Alliance – http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/
- International Disability Rights – Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund – https://dredf.org/legal-advocacy/international-disability-rights/
Finding And Making Autistic Community
- Autism On Television Needs More Diverse Representation – by Alaina Leary – https://www.teenvogue.com/story/autism-on-television-diverse-representation
- Intersectionality 101 – by Teaching Tolerance – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6dnj2IyYjE
- How to Make Your Social Justice Events Accessible to the Disability Community: A Checklist – by s.e. Smith – https://rootedinrights.org/how-to-make-your-social-justice-events-accessible-to-the-disability-community-a-checklist/
Being An Ally
- Don’t Mourn for Us – by Jim Sinclair – http://www.autreat.com/dont_mourn.html
- Checklist of Neurotypical Privilege – by Bev Harp – http://aspergersquare8.blogspot.com/2009/08/checklist-of-neurotypical-privilege-new.html
- Autistikids – http://www.autistikids.com/
- In the Loop About Neurodiversity – https://intheloopaboutneurodiversity.wordpress.com/
- Learn From Autistics – https://www.learnfromautistics.com/
- Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism – http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/
- Think Inclusive – https://www.thinkinclusive.us/Parenting Autistic Children with Love & Acceptance – https://autloveaccept.wordpress.com/
- Parenting Autistic Children with Love & Acceptance – https://autloveaccept.wordpress.com/