AutisticsAloud

ALT Are you Autistic/have autism and live in Canada? You can submit art, poetry, photography, an essay, a video link (and more) to be published in our Magazine! We also welcome your suggestions! This Edition will explore 2SLGBTQIA+ Autistic identities and experiences. The acronym stands for Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/aromantic and additional sexual orientations and gender identities. In this last edition of the LifeSpans series, we are turning it over to Autistic folxs who identify as being part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Do you have a coming-out story you'd like to share? What does Pride mean to you as a 2SLGBTQIA+ Autistic person? Please email for more information or to submit your contribution. All entries are subject to approval and might be edited for spelling/grammar unless requested not to be. 16 andunder will need parent/guardian consent. Our email is [email protected] and our website is www.autisticsaloud.ca

ALT We hope you've enjoyed your Summer! Autistics Aloud will be back later this week with the topic reveal for Edition 5. This is going to be a special edition in more ways than one. It's the last in the LifeSpans series! We're so excited to share the topic with you!

ALT Autistics Aloud a grassroots magazine. We're taking a break till September! Autistics Aloud has recently published edition 4 - Education in the LifeSpans series and now we're going to take a break till September when we'll be back with the next topic. While we're gone please check out all of our magazine editions for free on our newly designed website: www.autisticsaloud.ca

ALT Are you Autistic/have Autism? and live in Canada? Would you or an Autistic you know like to be published in our magazine? You can submit art, poetry, photography, an essay, a video link (and more) to be published in our Magazine! The topic and focus is: Education: Dear Teacher Past, Present, Future. This Edition will explore Autistics experiences with teachers and the advice or suggestions we'd give them past, present, or in the future. What can Teachers do better for Autistic learners? What are they already getting right? Also, has your experience with teachers changed since the Covid-19 pandemic? In what ways have your interactions with teachers changed? Are they better or worse now? All entries are subject to approval & might be edited for spelling/grammar unless requested not to be. 16/under will need parent/guardian consent. Our Website for past editions: www.autisticsaloud.ca. Our email address: [email protected]

ALT Poster with a tan and light blue watercolour background promoting the release of LifeSpans Edition 3 Diagnosis. We're very excited to share that Edition 3 of Autistics Aloud, Lifespans is now available to download as a pdf for free. This edition explores Autism, Autistic diagnosis including formal diagnosis, informal diagnosis, self-diagnosis and self-discovery. There are essays, poems, photography and resources. The website URL is www.autisticsaloud.ca

ALT Poster for Autistics Aloud LifeSpans Edition 3. We're very excited to share that Edition 3 of Autistics Aloud, LifeSpans is now available to download as a pdf on our website for free! The topic is Autism/Autistic diagnosis. There are 11 contributors and they cover formal diagnosis, informal diagnosis, self-diagnosis and self-discovery. This is done through essays, poems and photography. There is also a tutorial on how to access the crisis text line. The website URL is http://www.autisticsaloud.ca

ALT Promotional poster from Autistics Aloud. it says, see you next week for edition three of the lifespans series. The topic is Autism Autistic diagnosis. Formal, informal, self-diagnosis and self-identifying from the perspective of ten autistic individuals in Canada.

ALT Autistics Aloud, a grassroots magazine is announcing the sneak peek at edition 3 of The LifeSpans project. The poster says Diagnosis is just days away from being released. We have a low-traffic mailing list and we'll be sharing it there first. The URL to join the list is http://eepurl.com/dlQtiL. Hosted by Mailchimp there are 6 or less emails per year. Autistics Aloud is a part of Programs at Autism Nova Scotia.