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UCT autism research lab clams up… again
Richard Higgs, an autistic academic at the University of Cape Town, was blocked after asking questions to autism researchers at his own university.
Cognitive Dissonance in Autism Research—Extract from Mary Doherty’s critique
“The autistic community… must be involved at the highest levels… We cannot be kept busy with token consultations while the real decisions are made elsewhere.”
Disability organisation takes ICASA to court over captioning
Most people with hearing loss don’t understand Sign Language. Along with them, many autists also benefit from captioning. The NCPD is taking ICASA (South Africa’s broadcasting regulator) to the High Court over its failure to provide a fair Code on captioning.
Interview with the LISTEN team
Nina Fiore of the Astoria Film Festival interviews some of the autistic contributors to LISTEN.
LISTEN — A short film made by and with nonspeaking autistic people
In February 2021 we contributed to LISTEN, a short film made by and with nonspeaking autistic people.
Letter to academics on ABA
This letter followed a meeting between Tania Melnyczuk and academics who are developing an autism awareness programme. It provides an example of how ABA promotors violate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD) and mentions the international #BanABA movement.
Talking about autism: Rights-centred resources
Resources for a meeting with academics on autism awareness and training.
Spectrum 10K goes against an international treaty
The UK’s largest autism research project doesn’t align to the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
Kenyan activist Karen Muriuki talks about the duties of leaders
This article is based on an August 2021 interview by Margaret Waweru-Kihara of Netplus with Nairobi-based autistic activist Karen Muriuki.
Let’s not jump to conclusions
“I think we owe it to ourselves and others to be diligent with testing our hypothesis,” writes autistic author Benjine Gerber.
Messages for Autism Awareness Month 2022
“All this drama about Autism Awareness Day is too much. It’s a much hated day by many autistics. I hate it too. Just too patronising for words.”