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Morénike Giwa Onaiwu is an American educator, author, and autism and HIV advocate. [1] [2] Alongside E. Ashkenazy and Lydia Brown, Onaiwu is an editor of All the Weight of Our Dreams, an anthology of art and writing entirely by autistic people of color published by the Autism Women's Network in June 2017.
Central to the autism rights movement's beliefs is the right to self-determine if one is part of the autism community, that autistic people should be seen as the primary voice for autistic people, and that autistic people have the final say in what language should be used when talking about autism.
English: The autistic pride flag. Gold middle band refers to the elemental symbol of gold (AU) which is used in the autistic community. The gradient refers to the Pride Movement. Red originated as a protest to the "light it up blue" campaign, which was denounced by the autistic community. In color theory, green is the complimentary color to red.
Autistic people are also less likely to graduate from secondary school, college, or other forms of higher education, further contributing to high rates of unemployment and lower quality of life. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] This failure to successfully complete education can be in part attributed to a lack of support from educational institutions.
The Autism Society of America (ASA) was founded in 1965 [5] by Bernard Rimland [1] together with Ruth C. Sullivan and a small group of other parents of children with autism.Its original name was the National Society for Autistic Children; [4] the name was changed to emphasize that autistic children grow up.
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Aspies For Freedom (AFF) is a solidarity and campaigning group that aimed at raising public awareness of the autism rights movement.The aim of Aspies For Freedom is to educate the public that the autism spectrum is not always a disability, and that there are advantages as well as disadvantages. [1]
Do-si-Do with Autism: Sarah Stup [o] USA [169] 2007 Blackwolf Soon I Will Be Invincible: Austin Grossman USA [170] 2007 Adam Eye Contact: Cammie McGovern USA [171] Amelia 2008 Jessica Fontaine The Language of Others: Clare Morrall England [172] [173] 2008 Gillian Grayson Mass Effect: Ascension: Drew Karpyshyn Canada [174] 2008 Mickey Tussler