Last week, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced at the White House that he would find the cause of autism by September and “eliminate those ...

What is ABA therapy? Why is it an inappropriate therapy for autistic kids? How did Ivar Lovaas convinced parents that ABA was better for their ...

Earlier this week, the current HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., took aim against autistic people with high support needs—people like my adult ...

The city that never sleeps isn’t designed to soothe children with auditory sensitivities. Car horns, car alarms, sirens, and speakers are a constant. ...

As an autism advocate and the creator of The Mom Kind, I am thrilled to announce that I’ll be speaking at the upcoming Autism Parenting Summit! My ...

Many autistic adults face additional and significant barriers to diagnosis, with detrimental impacts. Autistic adults who were ...

Written by Jacqui Stewart Parenting is no walk in the park. Parenting as a single mum with ADHD and autism? That’s an entirely different level of ...

I have developed a very low level but persistent special interest on the seminal Madchester band Happy Mondays. More specifically, I am perversely ...

Content Warning: This essay discusses suicide This month has been a hard month for disabled people, especially when it comes to watching the news. In ...

There’s a small moment from years ago that has always stuck with me. Even now, it makes me feel sad and a little guilty. But I also think it perfectly ...

Imagine feeling overwhelmed in a world not built for you. For many autistic individuals, this is a daily reality, especially ...

Annie Waldman’s recent ProPublica feature on ABA therapy reinforces a false and dangerous narrative about autism services, framing Applied Behaviour ...