According to a report published today by Disability Law Service, Leeds University, Cerebra and the BBC, at least 41 Councils across England have policies that prevent autistic children from accessing a care assessment. This is discrimination under the Equality Act. It…
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https://videopress.com/v/6IQqc4FE?preloadContent=metadata Mark Grenon and his son, Joseph Grenon, arrested in Colombia and expected to be extradited to the US for selling solution Trump mentioned at briefing Ed Pilkington in New York @edpilkington Wed 12 Aug 2020 12.44 EDTLast modified on Wed 12 Aug 2020 13.28 EDT…
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It's official! Our organization is affiliated now with The Autistic Self Advocacy Network! We are continually proud of their efforts and value their organization work. We will continue to share their work as much as other affiliates and other nonprofit…
Read More Fierce Autistics and Allies are now ASAN affiliates!
Word of warning, in this blog I will be using negative terminology and describing stimming behaviours as symptoms. There will be person first language. This was done in order for me to blend in and validate my quest for a…
Read More Dolphin and Autistic Abuse Combined: The Dolphin Therapy Scam.
Labour activists are urging the Home Office not to deport a severely autistic man to Jamaica, where they say he could die with no support network in place. Osime Brown, 21, has no recollection of the Caribbean island and no…
Read More Deporting severely autistic man to Jamaica is ‘structural racism in action’ say activists
Mental health advocates are urging people to share pictures of their medication to show others there’s no shame in getting the help they need. Emma Dalmayne was inspired to launch the #ShowUsYourMeds campaign to make people realise they’re not alone…
Official Statement by Executive Director, Amanda Seigler Originally posted on May 01, 2020. Moved to site on September 08 2020. On Monday, Autism Speaks issued an "apology" for a husband of an executive of Autism Speaks, calling an active member…
Official Statement by Executive Director, Amanda Seigler Originally posted on April 27, 2020. Moved to site on September 08 2020.On April 25, 2020, Fierce Autistics and Allies protested a kickoff event for Autism Speaks. It was "Steps for Kindness." This…
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