autistic
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Autistic advocacy: The reality of lifting up a community
Many of us as community advocates have dedicated our lives to defending the marginalised and uplifting those that society has tried to…
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Understanding Autistic mental health in a broader context
We often discuss anxiety and depression amongst the Autistic population. Some such as myself and Autistic and Living the Dream have pushed…
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Spectrum 10k will never be acceptable: Here is why
During my time in the Autistic community, I often heard murmurings of eugenics projects, but in all honesty, I was unaware of…
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A brief history of Spectrum 10k
In the summer of 2021, it was announced that a new study would be seeking the DNA of 10,000 Autistic people and…
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Spectrum 10k researchers have given up on hiding their eugenics agenda
CW: Termination of pregnancies, amniocentesis, pre-natal testing, eugenics Edit: This is just a focus group at this point, but it is terrifying…
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Autistic drug-users and the lack of solid guidance in support services
This research essay delves into the lack of clear clinical guidance on the support of Neurodivergent substance users and some of the…
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Autistic people and criminality
Over the years, I have come across a number of stories of Autistic people and the criminal acts they have committed. Often,…
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Cure culture and normative attitudes towards Autistic people
Nothing sickens me more than people who believe that being Autistic requires intervention. The idea that we have to “improve” an Autistic…
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10,000 to midnight: Spectrum 10k and the struggle to exist
“We have to tear down these structures, not just at the surface where projects such as S10k exist, but also at the…
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Spectrum 10k is back, and now they want to exploit you
As you may remember from last year, Spectrum 10k was the project that “definitely wouldn’t be used for eugenics” but had involvement…