Advocacy on Behalf of Less-Impaired Autistics

• By: Karl Wittig, PE Aspies for Social Success (AFSS)
• January 2nd, 2023
• actually autistic, advocacy, division, less-impaired autistics, media portrayal, polarization, self-disclosure, Winter 2023 Issue
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In the more than two decades since my diagnosis, I have attended countless autism community events of just about every kind, not to mention numerous others in which issues concerning autism somehow came up. In virtually all of these, I routinely disclosed that I was on the autism spectrum and on...

Considerations for Choosing a College for Students on the Autism Spectrum

• By: Ruby L. Owiny, PhD Trinity International University
• April 4th, 2022
• accommodations, autism support program, college, education, executive functioning skills, faith, peer mentors, school, self-disclosure, Spring 2022 Issue, transition planning
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Choosing a college requires careful planning. This planning often starts in a student’s freshman year of high school, but usually not later than their sophomore year. When a student is on the autism spectrum, transition planning is a high priority, indeed it is required by law. The Individuals...

Disclosing Autism During an Interview

• By: Mike Dierdorff Autistic Self-Advocate Autism Society of Iowa
• June 25th, 2021
• actually autistic, adults, employment, interviewing, job search, neurodiversity, self-disclosure, Summer 2021 Issue
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A question that is widely debated in the Autism community is whether a prospective employee should disclose during the interview process they are autistic (I use identity first language). Opinions vary on this topic. It is my opinion that the comfort level the interviewee has is a determining...