Summary of Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network's Sincerely, Your Autistic Child

By IRB Media

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#1 I was terrified when my daughter was diagnosed with autism. I didn’t know any better, because I didn’t yet know that the terrifying and damaging rhetoric about autism wasn’t going to be our reality.

#2 The most valuable resource for neurotypical parents of Autistic children is the community of Autistic people. They know what it’s like to be Autistic, and they can help guide you through the difficult times.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822540507

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Insights on Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network's Sincerely, Your Autistic Child

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was terrified when my daughter was diagnosed with autism. I didn’t know any better, because I didn’t yet know that the terrifying and damaging rhetoric about autism wasn’t going to be our reality.

#2

The most valuable resource for neurotypical parents of Autistic children is the community of Autistic people. They know what it’s like to be Autistic, and they can help guide you through the difficult times.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The relationship between autistic adults and parents of autistic kids has in the past been marked by misunderstanding and lack of a common language. Many parents of newly diagnosed children have never known or never known that they had known other autistic people.

#2

The Autistic Women Nonbinary Network changed its name from the Autism Women’s Network to the Autistic Women Nonbinary Network to be more gender-inclusive. It is important to note that each author has a different experience, and that the experiences of autistic people are diverse.

Insights from Chapter 3

#1

As a parent, I know no one needs to justify their children’s existence. We exist, full stop, no qualifiers needed. What follows is not an account of what a younger me would have wished adults knew, because I could not know.

#2

I need safe spaces. I will be better equipped to take risks and test my limits