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Fern Marie Brady (born 26 May 1986) is a Scottish comedian, podcaster and writer. She achieved fame as a stand-up comedian at competitions such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival . She was then invited on to panel shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats .
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The book addresses questions that siblings of children on the autism spectrum may have. In addition to explaining in basic terms the characteristics of autism, it contains suggestions for making family life more comfortable.
Autreat was a United States retreat and conference hosted by Autism Network International for autistic people. The first Autreat was in 1996, [1] and was held at Camp Bristol Hills in New York. [2] In 1999, there were 80 attendees, with one woman traveling from as far as Japan. [4]
ASAN published a book for autistic people in college, called Navigating College Handbook. [45] The book was considered "the first of its kind". [45] In 2012, ASAN began the annual Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Summer Institute, [46] a week-long workshop teaching autistic students to engage in activism and advocacy on their campuses. [47]
Critical autism studies (CAS) is an interdisciplinary research field within autism studies led by autistic people. [1] [2] [3] This field is related to both disability studies and neurodiversity studies. [4] [5] [6] CAS as a discipline is led by autistic academics, and many autistic people engage with the discipline in nonacademic spaces.
The Horse Boy is the title of an autobiographical book and a documentary feature film that follow the quest of Rupert Isaacson and his wife, Kristen Neff, to find healing for their autistic son, Rowan, after discovering that Rowan's condition appears to be improved by contact with horses.
Speed of Dark was released to high praise from reviewers.SF Site stated that "At worst, Speed of Dark is a magnificent character study. At best, it's the most powerful book you'll read this year", [1] and Infinity Plus described it as "one of those exceptionally rare novels that have the power to alter one's entire worldview, and reading it is a profoundly rewarding and enriching experience."