Autism Gets an Update: A National Autism Strategy for Canadians

• By: Annie Kent, MA Mental Health Systemic Advocate and Educator/Writer
• April 12th, 2024
• access to support, actually autistic, advocacy, autism in canada, comorbidities, diagnosis, diversity, healthcare, inequities in services, national autism strategy, Spring 2024 Issue
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Note: While there are many areas of inequity, this article will focus on diagnosis and support services as seen by the Autistic writer living in Ontario, Canada. Autism in Canada One in 66 Canadians is autistic. Collectively, we face numerous challenges to accessing services and supports,...

Autism Advocacy: Inclusion, Empowerment, and Human Rights

• By: Annie Kent, MA Mental Health Systemic Advocate and Educator/Writer
• January 2nd, 2023
• actually autistic, advocacy, diversity, empowerment, exclusion, human rights, identity, inclusion, language, Winter 2023 Issue
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“Autism isn’t this strange alien thing, it’s just a different way of thinking and experiencing the world. Some of us will find ourselves more or less compatible with modern living than others, we will all have different needs…but autism is not terrifying or awful, nor is it marvellous and...