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The work of queer autistic scholar Nick Walker has played a key role in the evolving discourse on human neurodiversity.Neuroqueer Heresies collects a decade's worth of Dr. Walker's most influential writings, along with new commentary by the author and new material on her radical conceptualization of Neuroqueer Theory.This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the foundations, terminology, implications, and leading edges of the emerging neurodiversity paradigm.

Often what keeps us from writing is the fear of how our words will be received by the world. For now, let's set that aside and focus on simply birthing them into the world. Yes, birth is messy. Let's do it anyway! Let's bumble forward in all our vulnerability and imperfection. In this book you'll learn how freeing this can be, why it's vitally important, and how to make it safe. You may even realize you can write.Joy Reichart is a lifelong writer and seasoned coach who is committed to helping folks get to the heart of their story. You can find her current writing and offerings at soulwriting.org.

Sparrow Rose Jones is probably best known for their blog, UnstrangeMind: Remapping My World, and their previous book, No You Don't: Essaysfrom an Unstrange Mind, both of which deftly narrate their examination ofthemself, their identity as an Autistic person, and the changing state of accessand civil rights for Autistic people. Their essays have covered everythingfrom famous civil rights and criminal cases in the media to sexuality andrelationships, life skills, coping mechanisms, and personal introspection.In The ABCs of Autism Acceptance, Sparrow takes us through a guided tourof the topics most central to changing the way that autism is perceived, toremove systemic barriers to access that have traditionally been barriers toAutistic participation in some sectors of society. They also take us through thebasics of Autistic culture, discussing many of its major features and recentdevelopments with a sense of history and making the current state of theconversation around this form of neurodivergence clear to those who are new toit, whether they are Autistic themselves or a friend/family member looking forresources to help themselves support the Autistic people in their lives more fully.While it is impossible to capture the full scope and diversity of Autisticcommunitiesand there are many of them out therethis book does serve asan important conversation starter, a primer, and a humble guide to the world.In these 26 short essays, you will find most of the topics most often blogged aboutby Actually Autistic authors, including footnotes, resources, and referencesto other writers whose works continue the conversations that start here.