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:: Sheena William, RN ::
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:: Alok Patel, MD ::
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::Kip Chow::
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::Dr. Lesley Cook, PsyD::
Dr. Lesley Cook is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at WellSpring Child and Family Psychology in Virginia
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Research:
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9128411/
https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8870038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6713622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8870038/
Helpful resources:
Check out ASAN for their comprehensive list of elected officials and policies:
https://autisticadvocacy.org/
To read more on neurodiversity and to find information and resources for newly diagnosed or recognized autistic women and nonbinary individuals, from an autistic-led organization, check out:
https://awnnetwork.org/
Resources in your state can be found here:
https://www.aane.org/
https://www.autismspeaks.org/resource-guide
Some suggested reading from our community:
– Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
– Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking
– Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
– In a Different Key: The Story of Autism
– All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism
– I Will Die on This Hill: Autistic Adults, Autism Parents, and the Children Who Deserve a Better World.
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