autistic representation… An open letter to Kismutt Rescue from Autistic adults in London Ontario: 26 Mar 202212 Jan 2023 A person snuggles a fluffy white dog. Both look content. A woman leans her head into her Saint Bernard. The dog rests their head on her shoulder with eyes closed.…
Autistic Books… You Can Help Build Our Library 11 Feb 201919 Apr 2019 LAST is looking for book and stim toy donations for our What About Us Neurodiversity Lending Library A black, red and purple, woodcut style poster reads: The What About Us…
Uncategorized Statement of Solidarity 7 Jun 2021 LAST would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family and community of the victims of last night's fatal vehicle attack. As a community we mourn the four who…
Advocacy… #215children: Standing Against Genocide, Standing Against Eugenics 3 Jun 20214 Jun 2021 Content Warning: Genocide, Death, Child Abuse This week has been difficult for many of our members as news of the graves of 215 children found at Kamloops Indian Residential School…
Uncategorized “My brain is different than yours”: Making Autism and Cripping Romance in CBS’s Elementary 15 Jul 2020
Advocacy… A Message of Solidarity 30 Jun 202030 Jun 2020 A black and white photo of people at a march. The photo is taken from the perspective of a person in the crowd and shows the backs of people. No…
Uncategorized Autistic Identity and The Language of Capitalism — This Is Not An Image Of Loss 30 Mar 202015 Jul 2020 Re-blogged from Manidoomakwakwe's blog This Is Not An Image Of Loss: This discourse analysis was originally submitted for the MA level course: ANTHROPOLOGY 9228B-001: Language and Power, taught by Dr.…
Autistic Advocacy Coalition of Canada… Support Autistic Advocacy This Giving Tuesday 3 Dec 20193 Dec 2019 [Image description: neurodiversity symbol of an infinity loop with a rainbow gradient. The letters ‘AACC’ are within the loops of the symbol, and text below reads ‘Autistic Advocacy Coalition of…
Events Memorial for Andrea Koenig To Be Held on December 7 12 Nov 20193 Dec 2019 There will be a memorial held in memory of Andrea Koenig on December 7th 2019 at the Downtown Central Library in London. When: December 7th 10am Where: The Lawson room at the…
Advocacy Canadian Autistic Self-Advocacy Groups: We Oppose CASDA’s National Autism Strategy — A4A Ontario 9 Oct 20199 Oct 2019 Canada’s national autistic self-advocacy organizations are united in opposing CASDA’s “National Autism Strategy”. BackgroundWe are disappointed to see that this election season, a non-autistic coalition called the Canadian Autism Spectrum…
Uncategorized In Remembrance of Andrea Koenig 29 Sep 201929 Sep 2019 A sepia toned photograph of a candle. There are two additional blurry candles in the back ground. It is with much sadness that we at LAST acknowledge the sudden death…
Events Happy Pride! 24 Jul 201924 Jul 2019 A vehicle decorated with flags and banners reads London Autistics Stanting Together OutLAST. A woman is visible from behind. She is wearing a rainbow tutu and fairy wings. London Autistics…
autistic representation… Response to media coverage of A4A 7 Jun 20197 Jun 2019 "We are disappointed that two major media outlets chose not to cover this story as news, but instead seemed to leverage it to smear autistic self-advocacy and the disability rights…
fundraising LAST Launches a Merch Store 17 Apr 2019 LAST is launching a Merch Store on TeePublic. The money raised from the store will go to building our library and continuing our support groups and social events. Thanks to…
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