"This is not a cure to racism and racial injustice, but it is an acknowledgment that more effort is needed." The post GreaterGood Is Helping UMN Fight Social Injustice with Scholarship for Underrepresented Students appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

February is Black History Month. Lois Curtis is an African American artist with intellectual and developmental disabilities and schizophrenia. Curtis paved the way for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities to get out of institutional settings and live within communities. By Angela…

As children with autism become adults with autism, it can often be hard to find a place of... The post Advocates Look to Increase Community-Oriented Housing Options for Adults with Autism appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Dustin Poirier, who has recently reached #1 in the UFC lightweight rankings, is auctioning off the memorabilia from... The post UFC Champion Dustin Poirier Fundraises Thousands By Auctioning Boxing Memorabilia appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

The 2003 film Radio is based on the true story of T. L. Hanna High School football coach Harold Jones (played by Ed Harris) and an intellectually disabled young man, James Robert “Radio” Kennedy (played by Cuba Gooding Jr.) By Nils Skudra Recently I had the opportunity to watch the film…

Instead of giving up, he opened "Red, White, & Brew Coffeehouse" and caters to other people with disabilities. The post Nobody Would Hire This Man With Autism So He Started His Own Business appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

The pandemic has now been postponing or modifying events for a year. This can be tough for fundraising... The post Dozens of North Carolina Brewers Put Together Special Recipe to Fund Autism Tennis Program appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Multicultural Children’s Book Day Review This review is part of Multicultural Children’s Book Day to promote diversity in children’s literature. I never wanted to change my neurodiverse son and try to make him into something that society considered “normal.” To me, he is and always will be won…

Nearly half of autistic children ages 3-17 have more than one mental health condition. The post About 78 Percent of Children with Autism Have at Least One Mental Health Condition, Study Shows appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Yoga can help bridge the gap between calm and chaotic; it can help give Aspies a spiritual foundation we can take with us out into the social world. By Kate Atkinson 1. Mindfulness & Self Awareness Growing up, I didn’t receive support for being autistic, just as many other autistic women have g…

By Anita Cameron I’ve been involved in disability activism for decades, starting out in ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today). I love the ideals that we stood for. And it was the first place in social justice where I found a home, where I wasn’t an oddball, and where, ultim…

Matthew is a deep thinker, and an overthinker, a composer, a photographer, and a poet. He even has a poem about “overthinking about overthinking.” #FreeMatthewRushin By Matthew Rushin with His Friends & Family  In January of 2019, Matthew experienced loss of consciousness and had …

Disability Rights Aren’t Intersectional By Tiffany Hammond Dear Disability Activists: The Social Model will not save us and “Disability Rights” aren’t Intersectional We need to have a serious conversation about the Social Model so many of you cling to in your advocacy. It feels inclusive…

More Stories of Being Black and Autistic By Elizabeth Roy, Editor Zoom Issue 18 As we hope Issue 18 of Zoom Autism Magazine makes clear, the experience of being Black and autistic in the United States is fraught with violence, from the fear of being murdered by police to everyday microaggressi…