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#SHIFTTHENARRATIVE
Our language around autism shapes and informs how the world interacts with autistic individuals. How we think, write, and converse about autism is fundamentally tied to how autistic individuals are treated in this world. We all are responsible for being humans that treat each other with respect, equality, kindness, and the assumption that each of us is ‘good enough.’
Love & Autism is a non-profit organization that shifts the hopeless narrative associated with autism and helps bring about global change in how autistic people are treated at work, home, academic setting, and community.
Autism Rights Are Human Rights
The narrative shift begins with listening to the stories that #actuallyautistic people are sharing.
Explore and learn how to shift the narrative with resources on positive autistic identity, neurodiversity, future quality of life, and creating wellness for the whole family.
Connect with a group of people who share your values. Let’s #shiftthenarrative together.
Autism Rights Are Human Rights
The narrative shift begins with listening to the stories that #actuallyautistic people are sharing.
Explore and learn how to shift the narrative with resources on positive autistic identity, neurodiversity, future quality of life, and creating wellness for the whole family.
Connect with a group of people who share your values. Let’s #shiftthenarrative together.
When No One is Watching: Our Time Together In Therapy
Dear Little One, When no one's watching, let's do our silly handshake. I'll show you my goofy face and you will burst into giggles. We’ll let our giggles turn to wiggles and wiggle our way into a funny dance. Let's find our own rhythm, our own way of being together....
7 Positive Things In Our Autism Community That Are Changing The World
As much as there are so many things that I want to change in this world. There is still a lot of good. There are kind people, new ideas, people that are risking emotional exposure to share their ideas, change makers and activists. In in all of this, there is always LOVE.
Be-You-tiful
Set an intention in your heart to discover what it means to be you. Find a therapist that can help you on your authenticity journey. Stay tuned for our annual gathering, Love & Autism, where this year’s theme is all about authenticity—Be-You-tiful. It’s going to be beautiful.
Change Starts With You
Autistic Voices Matter
Only autistic people know what it is like to be autistic. Learn from neurodivergent leaders.
Language Matters
Autistic individuals have made it clear, use identify first language. Autistic – not ‘person with autism’. Drop the high/low functioning labels. Find out how and why.
Inclusion/Acceptance
Studies have shown that depression and suicide are not a co-morbid autism trait but rather a by-product of years of bullying, isolation, forced conformity and non-acceptance. Autistic people deserve to feel appreciated and understood.
Value the Identity
Autistic people are not a collection of behaviors or symptomology. All individuals are unique and nuanced. If NTs can have different personalities and preferences, so can autistics.