International Autisics Speaking Day 2021

12/30/2021

If you have ever wondered about where this day began, blogger Fierce Autie has written a post describing the history of International Autistics Speaking Day. Read their blog post here: https://www.fierceautie.com/2020/11/autistic-history-autistic-speaking-day.html

We also wanted to share this poem written by Catsidhe on Autistics Speaking Day. You can read it here: https://catsidhe.dreamwidth.org/199165.html

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