Supporting Teens and Adults in Becoming the Best Self-Advocate They Can

• By: Meghan Herring, MSW, LCSW Michelle Heyman, MA Emily Judovits Trevor Marsh Ashley McClennen, MEd, BCBA, LBS (PA) John Pagnoni Melanie Schwartz Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
• January 2nd, 2023
• actually autistic, adolescents, advocacy, interview, mentoring, mentors, neurodiversity, problem-solving skills, self-advocacy, teens, Winter 2023 Issue
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The creation of self-advocacy is a story that is one of pioneering and revolution dating back as far as 1968 (Glumbić et al., 2022). Today, many self-advocacy organizations target elevating neurodiverse voices and providing space for neurodiverse individuals to advocate for themselves. The current...

Mentors Over White Knights – How to Support Autistic Women for Success

• By: Kate Trammell, MA Arts Administrator and Educator
• April 1st, 2020
• advocacy, mentoring, self-advocacy, Spring 2020 Issue, women
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Like many neurotypical girls, I spent a lot of time growing up either reading or watching fairy tales in books or television. What’s peculiar about women on the Autism Spectrum is that our advocates sometimes mimic those white knights in shining armor; Meaning that someone on our care team will...