[Image Description]: A photo with a light blue and pink background that reads Hiatus Announcement: Due to continued low capacity within our organizing team, we will be taking a full hiatus. We hope this rest period will let us become more active in the future. To the right of the text, is Autistics United Canada's logo; a circle with interlocking infinity symbols of different colours, with the our organization name below. Due to the continued low capacity of our organizing team, Autistic United Canada will be officially going on a full hiatus indefinitely. This was not an easy decision to make ..read more

Hello everyone, Autistics United Canada remains in a semi-hiatus and has not returned to full activity, as our organizers are still needing rest and recovery, but we have some updates for you all!  ​ ​Federal Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology Hearing on Bill S-203 On Wednesday, March 30, representatives from Autistics United Canada and Autistics for Autistics spoke in front of the Canadian Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology Hearing regarding Bill S-203. Bill S-203, An Act respecting a federal framework on autism spectrum disorder, wou ..read more

Content Note: This pst discusses murder and filicide  Hello everyone! Autistics United Canada will be hosting a virtual vigil for the 10th annual Disability Day of Mourning (DDOM) DDOM is held every year on March 1st, 2022 to commemorate people with disabilities who were unjustly murdered by their families or caregivers. We honour and celebrate the lives of those taken from us too soon and pay our respects to our disabled kin whose deaths we know of and the many others that have been lost without record. The vigil will include several speeches by the disabled community, a reading of t ..read more

[Image description: text against green and pink background which reads: "Semi-Hiatus Announcement" "Due to low capacity within our organizing team, we will be taking a semi-hiatus. We hope this rest period will let us become more active again in Spring 2022!" In the bottom right, the Autistics United Canada logo of interlocking infinity symbols in a rainbow of colours] ​ ​Announcement: Due to the extremely low capacity that most of our organizing team has been dealing with for a long time, Autistics United Canada has made the difficult decision to go on a semi-hiatus until at lea ..read more

Content note: residential schools, genocide, colonial violence On this inaugural National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, we commemorate and honour survivors of residential schools, those who never came home, and their affected families who withstood generations of colonial, genocidal violence which continues to this day. Happening on September 30th, Orange Shirt Day was started by Phyllis Webstad, a Northern Secwepemc author and residential school survivor. We hold that decolonization and reconciliation is a responsibility of us all. What are we personally and collectively doing to interr ..read more

We have updated our #AutisticsVote Federal Election Toolkit for the 2021 election! Read and download the guide here: https://bit.ly/AutisticsVote It contains plain language information on the electoral system, how to vote, and how to advocate on autistic and disability justice issues during the election.  We've included an email template and questions you can ask candidates. You can read and download individual sections or the full guide in PDF or Microsoft Word format.  We know that our community is diverse and that autistic people often have trouble voting because of many reas ..read more

​Four events are coming up in late August and September, the International Day of Protest Against ABA, the International Day of the Stim, and two Neurodivergent Hangouts! Learn more about how to join and get involved below. ​ [Image description: red text on white background that says "International Day of Protest Against ABA #ProtestABADay #SayNoToABA @Protest ABA". White text in a red circle that says "Aug 31"] The fourth annual International Day of Protest Against ABA is happening on August 31st, 2021. Join us online to protest ABA and other abusive "interventions" often us ..read more

We hope you are all taking care and staying safe this summer. If you do not have air conditioning, here are some tips on how to stay cool. Health Canada also has safety tips for very hot weather. ​ ​COVID-19 Vaccine Resources Content: COVID-19, Mention of needles If you haven’t already, we encourage you to get vaccinated for COVID-19! Vaccines are safe, effective, and save lives. Do you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine? We have created a resource list on getting vaccinated, as well as a guide to needle anxiety for neurodivergent people. Currently, vaccines are availa ..read more

On June 8th, 2021, Autistics United Canada organizing members participated in a virtual regional consultation on deinstitutionalization held by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD). We were asked to submit a written statement of less than 520 words. You can read our statement below.  Statement on Deinstitutionalization for UN CRPD Virtual Regional Consultation Autistics United Canada calls for an end to isolation, segregation, and discrimination that continues to lock disabled people away in congregate settings, deprives us of our rights and ..read more

Content: ableist and racist torture of disabled people In the USA, a federal appeals court has overturned the Food and Drug Administration’s ban on electric skin shock devices used on children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Autistics United Canada joins disabled activists and organizations around the world in strongly condemning this decision and calling on the FDA to enact a new ban.  Despite decades of public outcry and advocacy to #StopTheShock, these devices continue to be used at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Massachusetts, on residents as young as 9 ..read more