With an important autism research conference coming up, Shannon des Roches Rosa and Carol Greenburg have put together a recommended reading list for people attending a conference and wanting to be able to think critically about autism research.
The provincial government of Ontario in Canada recently changed its rules for what kinds of autism therapy it will pay for and at what ages. A lot of parents are up in arms about it. Here’s Anne McGuire, Patty Douglas, and Estée Klar explaining why both sides of the debate are wrong when it comes to actually respecting autistic people. (As a resident of Ontario who has seen a lot of local NTs throwing around articles and petitions about this issue lately, I was very grateful for this article.)
Posts about traits, impairments, and accommodations:
- Kathyrn Hedges on auditory processing
- John Elder Robison on when accomodations aren’t enough
- Emily Page Ballou, Olley Edwards, Patricia George, Christine Langager, and Siobhan Travers on the needs of autistic girls
Posts about attitudes and social change:
- Lydia Brown on internalized ableism
- Karen Human on acceptance
- Chavisory on the right to not understand
- Kerima Çevik on the presumption of incompetence
And in other news, the Disability in Kidlit team is still doing important work:
- The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism interviews Corinne Duyvis about “On The Edge of Gone“
- Corinne Duyvis and Kayla Whaley on approaches to disability in SFF