(Continually) Under Construction
Books:
Naming Adult Autism: Culture, Science, Identity by Dr. James McGrath–available in epub format
The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida
Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome by Rudy Simone
Youtube:
“Ask An Autistic” Youtube Series by Amythest Schaber
“Purple Ella” Youtube Series
Blogs:
Actually Autistic Blog List by An Autism Observer
Chris Bonnello’s http://autisticnotweird.com/
Amythest Schaber’s tumblr Neurowonderful.
Learn From Autistics https://learnfromautistics.com/blog/
Sites:
ASAN: Autistic Self Advocacy Network http://autisticadvocacy.org/
Autism Women’s Network
https://autismwomensnetwork.org/
Learn From Autistics: Connecting Parents and Caregivers with Autistic https://learnfromautistics.com/
Artists:
Beth Wilson http://doodlebeth.com/
Art Stimulus runs a really cool blog about being an Autistic artist! I especially love this post called “The Invisibility of Being an Autistic Woman.”
By Topic
Autistic Women and Girls
Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome by Rudy Simone
I am Aspien Girl and I am Aspien Woman by Tania A. Marshall, M.Sc.
Purple Ella’s Youtube video “Differences: Autistic Boys and Girls.”
Purple Ella’s video “Autism: Here Come the Girls”
Purple Ella’s video “Autism in Company: Diagnosing Women and Girls”
Amythest Schaber’s “Ask an Autistic” Youtube series and tumblr.
Hannah Riedel’s Youtube channel.
Seventh Voice’s blog post entitled “The Gaslighting of Women & Girls on the Autism Spectrum”
A great article by Fabienne Cazalis and Adeline Lacroix entitled “The Women Who Don’t Know They’re Autistic”
Excellent article about masking by Francine Russo entitled “The Costs of Camouflaging Autism”
An article by Scientific America entitled “Autism–It’s Different in Girls”
That Autie Lady‘s blog post entitled “My daughter is an Aspie Ninja”
Scientific America’s article “Autism–It’s Different in Girls”
Meltdowns
The Mighty’s article “What a Meltdown Feels Like for Someone With Autism”
Sensory Processing Disorder and Sensory Overload
<If you have sensory issues and/or anxiety, be careful watching sensory overload simulations!! >
Sensory Overload simulation video from Mark Jonathan Harris’ and Marhsa Kinder’s “Interacting with Autism.”
Stream of Awareness’s “Sensory Overload Simulation” video
The Mighty’s article “21 People Describe What Sensory Overload Feels Like”
Amythest Schaber’s Ask an Autistic #9 – “What is Sensory Processing Disorder?” video
Stimming
Amythest Schaber’s Ask an Autistic #1 – “What is Stimming?” video
What Not to Say to An Autistic Person
Amythest Schaber’s Ask an Autistic #12: “What Shouldn’t I Say to Autistic People?” video
A. Stout’s post on The Autism Site: “11 Things Not to Say to Someone With Autism”
BBC Three’s “Things Not to Say to an Autistic Person” video
Lydia Brown’s article for The Mighty.
Chris Bonnello- “Autistic Not Weird” blog posts:
- My Response to “You’re not REALLY autistic, are you?”
- “You have autism? Oh, I’m so sorry.” What to say (and NOT to say) to autistic people.
- I’m ever so sorry. I really DON’T look autistic.
- We need to stop saying “We’re all a little autistic.”
Doodle Beth’s comic “What Not to Say to An Autistic Person”
Identity-first Language
Identity-First Language on the ASAN site
Radical Neurodivergence Speaking‘s blog post “I don’t have Autism. I am Autistic”
Bending the Willow‘s tumblr post “NT/Allistic People: How To Refer To Individuals On The Spectrum (A Small Guide)”
Jim Sinclair’s “Why I Dislike ‘Person First’ Language.”
Autistically Alex 