This project introduces the general public to Autistic culture – from the Autistic perspective- in non-pathologizing language. Come in, and read quotes from Autistic authors and Autistic advocates, some of them non-speaking, touching on different themes, as well as a list of common myths about Autistic people, information on “How to be an Ally”, information… Continue reading Discover the Neurodiversity Movement and Autistic Culture, Takaanini Community Hub
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Discover the Neurodiversity Movement at the Albany Village Library
Coming to Albany Village Library: Display project and presentation by Autistic members of the neurodiversity movement Display project 13-21 July 2022. This project introduces the general public to Autistic culture – from the Autistic perspective- in non-pathologizing language. Presentation and Q&A There is a wealth of information and you will receive plenty of brain teasers.… Continue reading Discover the Neurodiversity Movement at the Albany Village Library
Autistic Communities at Manurewa Library
Coming to Manurewa Library: Display project and workshop Display project 22 June to 6 July 2022. This project introduces the general public to Autistic culture – from the Autistic perspective- in non-pathologizing language. Workshop The Neurodiversity Movement and Autistic AdvocacyTBA. There is a wealth of information and you will receive plenty of brain teasers. Come… Continue reading Autistic Communities at Manurewa Library
Autistic Communities in Public Libraries
Display project This project introduces the general public to Autistic culture – from the Autistic perspective- in non-pathologizing language. Come in, and read quotes from Autistic authors and Autistic advocates, some of them non-speaking, touching on different themes, as well as a list of common myths about Autistic people, information on “How to be an… Continue reading Autistic Communities in Public Libraries
Countdown to a ban of all forms of conversion therapy
Today we have presented our submission to the government’s Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill. From today we will start counting the days until all forms of conversion therapies are banned in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our hope is that this page will only need to be appended a few times with further activities to remind the… Continue reading Countdown to a ban of all forms of conversion therapy
Include all Conversion Therapies in Legislative Ban
Media release: 7 September 2021 Include all conversion therapies in legislative ban, says autistic community Although the government’s Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill is welcome progress, it should be extended to ban all conversion therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand, say members of the autistic community. In a submission to the Justice Select Committee, members from… Continue reading Include all Conversion Therapies in Legislative Ban
Te Hapori Whai Takiwātanga o Aotearoa
An initiative of the Autistic Collaboration Trust Te Hapori Whai Takiwātanga o Aotearoa (https://autismaotearoa.org) is a new website that is designed as an access point to the New Zealand Autistic Community. The autists who are curating and jointly developing the educational material and services of the website are involved in the neurodiversity movement. Most of… Continue reading Te Hapori Whai Takiwātanga o Aotearoa
Ban of conversion therapies
“Conversion therapies” are pseudoscientific practices of trying to change an individual’s behaviour to conform to the social expectations of a particular culture using psychological and physical interventions. Various jurisdictions around the world have passed laws against LGTBQIA+ conversion therapy. However, the same underlying techniques of coercion continue to be applied to young autistic children and… Continue reading Ban of conversion therapies