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July 7, 2018

Head above the Parapet

SWAN wins Scottish Social Services Award We arrived in Edinburgh from 6 different parts of Scotland all united by our pride in our identites as autistic […]

July 7, 2018

Scottish Social Services Award for SWAN

Head above the parapet award The recent nomination for the Scottish Social Services Awards held in the beautiful Mansfield Traquair in Edinburgh, was without a doubt […]

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SWAN: Scottish Women's Autism Network

20 hours ago

A lovely, reflective piece of writing from Judy Endow about the changing effect of aging on autistic burnout. Rony@swan
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Autistic Burnout and Aging

judyendow.com

Last September I returned from a vacation that I had been dreaming of taking for several years. I had booked my vacation quite a long time ago. After booking i

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SWAN: Scottish Women's Autism Network

2 days ago

"Stand up and say, this is what it means to be me."
Why talk about Autism? by Spectrumy. rony@swan ...

Why talk about Autism?

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I hear all the time, I can’t talk about my autism, my work life will suffer. Or, I’ve been advised not to talk about my autism, as people will look at me differently. I won’t get …

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3 days ago

Any comments on this? I certainly felt when my children were wee that they really shouldn't have to work at home at the ages of 5 and 6 when they'd been cooped up most of the day. Cat@Swan ...

Extremely Good Parenting

"Before going further, let’s dispel the myth that these research results are due to a handful of poorly constructed studies. In fact, it’s the opposite. Cooper compiled 120 studies in 1989 and another 60 studies in 2006. This comprehensive analysis of multiple research studies found no evidence of academic benefit at the elementary level. It did, however, find a negative impact on children’s attitudes toward school."

www.salon.com/2016/03/05/homework_is_wrecking_our_kids_the_research_is_clear_lets_ban_elementary_...

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SWAN: Scottish Women's Autism Network

5 days ago

One of the leaders of this movement is openly autistic. Good on her - the power of the 'special interest'! cat@swan ...

The climate strikers should inspire us all to act at the next UN summit | António Guterres

theguardian.com

I’m bringing world leaders together to build the future we need, says UN secretary general António Guterres

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SWAN: Scottish Women's Autism Network shared a post.

6 days ago

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The I CAN Network

How many of us have heard, "You can't be Autistic if you make eye contact?"

Rhi of AutistRhi An Autistic Woman's Journey addresses ten common misconceptions about Autism.

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