Why we should be fighting *prejudice* toward Autistic people, not "autism stigma": Chloe educates
Channel: Aucademy
Date: 2021-11-14

Originally aired: 13th of November 2021; 19:00 London GMT; 11:00 PDT: 
*Why we should be fighting *prejudice* toward Autistic people, not "autism stigma": Chloe educates Aucademy's Annette 13.11.2021*

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Chloe Farahar (she/they) will present on "Why we should
 be fighting *prejudice* toward Autistic people, not "autism stigma"", and will structure the session in the following way, followed by Q & A with Annette (she/they):
 • The problem with stigma (the process)
 • “autism spectrum disorder”: objectification and dehumanisation via the DSM & ICD
 • Autistic experience 
 • Autistic culture & its diverse people 
 • “culture of autism” versus Autistic culture
 • Stigma reduction OR prejudice-reduction? 
 • Prejudice reduction: What works?
 • Calls to action

Dr Chloe Farahar (she/they): late-diagnosed, perpetually, enduringly, eternally, weird, odd, standoffish, but also beautifully, irredeemably Autistic.  

Chloe is an Autistic academic whose research interests revolve around her Autistic specialisations and dedicated interests (not “special interests”).  Her specialisations include: reducing mental health stigma with a neurodiversity script Stigmaphrenia© (Farahar, 2012); supporting Autistic people with her co-founded So, You’re Autistic? post-diagnostic support programme; reimagining the spectrum as a three dimension Autistic space; creating neurodivergent-inclusive teaching environments; and educating both Autistic and non-autistic learners about Autistic experience in her training courses and on her free educative platform, Aucademy, with fellow Autistic people.

**Please note we are not clinicians or diagnosticians** 

Dr Annette Foster (she/they) - Autistic academic, educator, and self-advocate 

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