INFO & RESOURCES

AUTISM & NEURODIVERSITY

• Resources for parents of newly diagnosed children:

  • After an Autism Diagnosis: 13 Necessary Next Steps For Parents​

  • Introduction to Autism, Part 1: What is Autism?

  • A Book List for Parents New to Autism

  • Non-Autistic Parents: Why We Should Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

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• Listening to autistic voices:

  • Autism Inclusivity Facebook group​

  • Reframing Autism

  • Autistic Self Advocacy Network

  • Neuroclastic

  • Foundations for Divergent Minds

  • Judy Endow: Aspects of Autism Translated

  • Autistic Self-Advocacy and the Neurodiversity Movement: Implications for Autism Early Intervention Research and Practice

  • Autism, Neurodiversity and Autism Acceptance: Information That Everyone Should Know

  • Rachel Dorsey, Autistic SLP

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• Autism Level UP​

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• Telling kids they're autistic:

  • You should tell your kids that they’re autistic, by Chavisory​

  • To Tell or Not to Tell- Why It Shouldn’t Be a Question

  • Parents: Don't Hide Your Children's Autism Diagnoses From Them

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• Research concerns about ABA:

  • Intensive behavioural interventions based on applied behaviour analysis for young children with autism: An international collaborative individual participant data meta-analysis​

  • Interventions for children on the autism spectrum: A synthesis of research evidence

  • Cochrane Review: Early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) for increasing functional behaviors and skills in young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

  • Project AIM: Autism intervention meta-analysis for studies of young children

  • 2020 was not a good year for ABA: A research review

  • When autism researchers disregard harms: A commentary

  • The Fuzzy Concept of Applied Behavior Analysis Research

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• Ethical & other concerns about ABA

  • Questioning Normativity: Exploring the Experiences of Autistic Adults Who Have Undergone Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA)​

  • Teach Social Skills As Values, Not Like Computer Programs​

  • Behaviour Analysis, The Autistic Way

  • ABA (Unstrange Mind)

  • Position statement on therapies and interventions (Reframing Autism)

  • Autism, Inc.: The Autism Industrial Complex

  • Evidence-based therapy often lacks key evidence

  • ABA therapy is not like typical parenting

  • Not an Autism Mom’s Thoughts on ABA: Part One

  • Behaviorism is dead.  How do we tell the autism parents?

  • Is the Most Common Therapy for Autism Cruel?

  • I Was Part of the “Good ABA”

  • Can Autism Intervention Supports Cause Harm? (video)

  • Alfie Kohn: Autism and Behaviorism: New Research Adds to an Already Compelling Case Against ABA

  • Non-speaking autists’ thoughts on ABA

  • Not All “Evidence-Based” Interventions are Equal: A Report by Autistics for Autistics, Ontario

  • Why Are You Using Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)?

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• Books:

  • 100-ish Books on Autism and Neurodiversity​

AAC

• Free Low-tech AAC:

  • Unity Manual Communication Boards​

  • Quick Communication Boards (Proloquo2Go)

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• AAC Role Models

  • Lance McLemore​

    • Erroneous Assumptions​

  • Chris Klein

    • The Power of Core Vocabulary: Life Saving!​

  • Himani - what I want to be... (video)

  • Lydia Dawley

  • Kreed's World

  • Jordyn Zimmerman

    • This Is Not About Me​

    • Jordyn Zimmerman on This Is Not About Me, a Remarkable New Film

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• PrAACtical AAC

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• The AAC Coach

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• Jane Farrall Consulting

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• Project Core

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• AAC Voicess: Bee heard!

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• Reach Language, LLC

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• NeuroMess

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• Don't Be A Language Stealer! (video)

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• Communication Bill of Rights

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• Erna Alant Consultancy

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• AAC Modeling Intervention Research Review

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• Eye-tracking reveals agency in assisted autistic communication

GESTALT LANGUAGE PROCESSING

• Communication Development Center

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• Meaningful Speech

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OTHER RESOURCES

• What Is Interoception? (Kelly Mahler)

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• Responsive Feeding Therapy

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• Alfie Kohn

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• Mona Delahooke

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• Collaborative & Proactive Solutions

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• The SCERTS Model

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• A twenty-first century approach to supporting all students