April has historically been called Autism Awareness Month.  But, now you might be hearing that it is now being called Autism Acceptance Month.  Why was that change made?  Why is the puzzle piece now replaced with the infinity symbol?  How has the definition of autism changed and how has the prevalence of autism increased over the past 20 years?  Episode 12 of The Autism Little Learners Podcast will bring you up to speed!  

 In This Episode You Will Learn: 

• Autism Awareness vs. Acceptance

• What the puzzle piece is out and what symbol replaced it

• History of the definition and diagnosis of autism

• Prevalence of autism over the past 23 years

• Identity-first vs person-first language

Links Related To This Week’s Episode:

CDC Autism Prevalence Data

Autistic: Definition & Prevalence Blog

Person First Language Blog

Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Neuroclastic

Uniquely Human Book by Barry Prizant

I Will Die On This Hill by Meghan Ashburn & Jules Edwards

You may also be interested in these supports:

• Visual Support Starter Set 

• Visual Supports Facebook Group

• Autism Little Learners on Instagram

• Autism Little Learners on Facebook

Submit a question for the Q&A episodes on the first Tuesday of each month.  Ask me anything and tune in to see if your question is featured on the show!