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19/10/2026

19/10/2026

What's wild to me is that schools will fight tooth and nail to DENY a learner access to AAC because they want them to use spoken words.

Then turn around and complain about that same learner's "behavior" when they're struggling to communicate their needs, feelings, boundaries, or distress.

You are withholding access to communication and then penalizing the learner for how they communicate without it.

MAKE IT MAKE SENSE.

AAC is not a last resort. Spoken language is not superior to other forms of communication. And learners should not have to demonstrate verbal speech before being given access to AAC.

Communication is a human right. Not a reward for using mouth words.

And while AAC won't eliminate every instance of distress or dysregulation, meaningful access to communication should never be treated as optional.

18/10/2026

🧵 Want to learn how to create costumes without spending a fortune? (Just in time for Halloween!)

Join Autism Empowerment and our AE Neurodivergent Creators Collective for a free online workshop:

Costume Design on a Budget
featuring Tanya English
Fashion Designer, AE Board Member, Community Advocate & More

📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026
🕑 2:00 – 3:00 PM Pacific Time
📍 Live via Zoom
💻 Free registration required

Costumes can help bring a character, story, performance, film, theatre project, cosplay idea, or creative vision to life — but you don’t need a huge budget to get started.

In this beginner-friendly workshop, Tanya will share practical ideas for approaching costume design creatively and affordably. This session is a great fit for actors, filmmakers, theatre creatives, cosplayers, writers, storytellers, content creators, and anyone curious about how clothing, accessories, color, and style can help communicate character and story.

Thanks to the generosity of Autism Empowerment donors, AE-NCC events are free and welcoming to autistic, neurodivergent, disabled, and creatively curious people. Cameras are optional. Participation in chat is welcome but not required.

Register here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/costume-design-on-a-budget-with-tanya-english

We hope you’ll join us! ✨

18/10/2026

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18/10/2026

18/10/2026

***NEW PODCAST***

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Spectrum Voices Conversations presents
"Harry's Facebook - 4th October 2026".

Harry leads the discussion on posts on Autistic Radio page.


Broadcasts now begin with some poetry.

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(“Inspired by the 5.55 Autistic Radio Crew 27th September 2026” Poem)

Life in an Autism World
(Friendships and connections)

Recorded on Sunday 4th October 2026.

Podcast runtime - 17 minutes.





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18/10/2026

In the 2017 Power Rangers movie, the Blue Ranger, Billy Cranston, is autistic.

He isn’t the sidekick or the punchline. He’s one of the five teenagers the whole story is about, and he’s a Ranger like the rest of them.

RJ Cyler, who played Billy, isn’t autistic himself. He based parts of the role on Andre, a schoolmate on the spectrum he called “literally a genius.”

“I knew that it was my job to show, you know, that people that are on the spectrum are just regular people,” Cyler said.

Did you know the Blue Ranger was autistic? 💬

📰: ABC News, Inverse