Basic information about autism
For newly diagnosed: Welcome to the Autistic Community, by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network
For autistic youth: Welcome to the Autistic Community (youth version)
Info about autism, for families: Autistic Families International
All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism, by Lydia X.Z. Brown
History of the autism diagnosis: TED Talk by Steve Silberman
Thomas’s Story, a memoir of growing up autistic in the 1970s and 80s)
Autism Information: AutisticUK
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Self-advocacy and the neurodiversity movement
Autism Acceptance, by ASAN
The Autistic Self-Advocacy Movement, by ASAN
The Neurodiversity Movement, by Neurocosmopolitan
Whose Expertise Is It: Evidence for Autistic Adults as Critical Autism Experts, by Kristin Gillespie Lynch, et . al Frontiers in Psychology 28 March 2017
NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman
Loud Hands: Autistic People Speaking by Julia Bascom, ed.
Typed Words, Loud Voices by Amy Sequenzia, Elizabeth J. Grace, eds.
Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic: A Comedian’s Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary
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Guides and Books for autistics & our families
The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism
Navigating College: A Handbook on Self Advocacy Written for Autistic Students from Autistic Adults edited by E Ashkenazy & M Latimer
The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods by Robyn Steward
Autistic and Queer: Coming Out on the Spectrum
Relationships and Sexuality: A handbook by and for Autistic People
Empowering Leadership: A Systems Change Guide for Autistic College Students and Those With Other Disabilities
What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew by Autistic Women’s Network
The Neurodiversity Reader: Exploring Concepts, Lived Experience and Implications for Practice by Damian Milton et. al
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LGBT+ Resources
Autistic and Queer: Coming Out on the Spectrum
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Support groups and discussion for allies
Autistic Allies, on Facebook
Autism Inclusivity, on Facebook
A4A Parent Group, on Facebook
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Stopping autism pseudoscience
The Danger of Snake Oil Treatments for Autism, by Alsa Opar for the Atlantic
On Twitter, for UK news and actions: @AIMautistic
On Twitter, for US news and actions: @fierceautie
On Twitter, for Canadian news and action: @againstcures
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Alternatives to ABA
The Foundations for Divergent Minds program
SCERTS: Inclusion program for schools
The Therapist Neurodiversity Collective: OTs, SLPs, PTs
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Blogs
http://talesfromanautismfamily.blogspot.com/
http://theinvisiblestrings.com/
https://unstrangemind.wordpress.com/
http://nonspeakingautisticspeaking.blogspot.ca
http://www.wretchesandjabberers.org/
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Parenting-specific blogs
http://wearelikeyourchild.blogspot.ca/
https://respectfullyconnected.com
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Podcasts- Neurodiversity, Disability
Noncompliant-a podcast about neurodiversity