Denby Williams Looking at the prevalence rate of epilepsy among autistic individuals, approximately 25-30% of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will develop epilepsy in their lifetime. This is compared to the much lower prevalence rate of 1% among the general U.S. population. Much of the development occurs during puberty due to evolving hormonal shifts… Continue reading Why Epilepsy Awareness Matters in Autism Discussions
This blog post is written by Michelle Vinokurov. She has written a letter to one of her former speech and language therapists in gratitude for the social skills that she learned that is made her the person she is today. For more information regarding Michelle, please see the bio at the end of the post.
Photo of the book Autistics on Autism by Kerry Magro I have not sat down to write for a few months. The last post on Advocacy Without Getting Angry has summed it up well. For Autism Awareness/Acceptance/Access month, I just finished Kerry Margo's book Autistics on Autism. Every teacher, professional, or person that is affiliated… Continue reading Emotional Responses
This blog post is about SibShops and why they are important
This post is videos from BIPOC round table discussions.
