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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 05/04/2026
#AutisticAdvocacyMonth Day 5!!! Let's support each other's wellbeing through shared recipes, tips, and tricks for a community cookbook! Tag your friends!!!
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 02/04/2026
Post 2: Now we want to hear from you. Who is your favorite advocacy organization or person? Drop it below — we're building a community list together. #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticAdvocates
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 02/04/2026
Post 1: Day 2 of Autistic Advocacy Month. Today we're spotlighting ASAN — the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. Autistic-led, Autistic-run, fighting for real change. 👉 autisticadvocacy.org #AutisticAdvocacyMonth
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#AutisticAdvocacyMonth
Autistic Advocacy

Spotlight
ASAN
the Autistic Self Advocacy Network.
• Autistic-led
• Autistic-run
• Fighting for real change.
AutisticAdvocacy.org

Who else?
Who is YOUR favorite advocacy person or organization?
Share in comments and we will make a community list!
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 02/04/2026
Post 5: Join our group discussion on LinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/groups/14686...
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 02/04/2026
Post 4: What actually restores you? What does community care look like in your life? Drop it below — we're building the list together. Nothing about us without us. 📅 AutisticAdvocacyMonth.com/Events
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 02/04/2026
Post 3: Our friend Miriam Edelman wrote about photography & cooking as self-care — simple things that restored her for long advocacy work. Worth a read. 👉https://medium.com/umbrellaopensdoors/photography-as-a-form-of-self-care-for-me-as-a-macro-social-worker-3c9245ab41a7
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 02/04/2026
Post 2: April fills up with content about Autistic people. Much of it created without us. It's relentless. Taking care of ourselves through this month isn't a luxury — it's infrastructure. #SelfCare #CommunityCare
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 02/04/2026
Post 1: April is Autistic Advocacy Month — and we're starting where all advocacy starts: with self-care. Real, sustainable, community-rooted care. 📣 #AutisticAdvocacyMonth
Blue background with a speech bubble graphic in cream. Text reads "April is Autistic Advocacy Month" in dark blue. A gold megaphone with lightning bolts sits in the lower left corner, with gold stars in the upper right. Events Calendar: AutisticAdvocacyMonth.com/Events
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 13/02/2026
🎉 THE WINNER IS HERE! 🎉 Our first Autistic Advocacy Month logo comes from HELI-OS | Comms Open!☀️ April 2026 = Advocacy added to acceptance Acceptance = "put up with us" Advocacy = "listen to us & change systems" We're done waiting. We're advocating for the world we deserve. #AutisticAdvocacyMonth
Image Description: The image features a promotional poster for "Autistic Advocacy Month" set against a blue background. At the center is an easel displaying a white canvas. On the canvas, there is a logo depicting a gold, orange, and red infinity symbol intertwined with a raised fist, stylized to convey advocacy and solidarity. 
Above the logo, there is an orange starburst shape with the text "2026 Logo Contest Winner!" in bold black letters. An arrow points from the text to the logo. At the bottom of the canvas, it reads "by: Heli-OS.art" in black letters. Below the easel, the website "AutisticAdvocacyMonth.com" is displayed in black text. 
The image has a clean layout with vibrant colors emphasizing advocacy.
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 15/12/2025
Autistic Advocates - Why is Autistic advocacy important to you? #Autistic #Advocacy #SelfAdvocacy #AutisticAdvocacyMonth
Image of a newspaper headline "Autistic Advocacy Matters" with hands holding it and an orange sticky note asking, "Why is it important to you?"
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 31/10/2025
Acceptance says "it's ok that you are different." Advocacy says "things need to change for you." See the difference? That's why April needs to change. #AutisticAdvocacyMonth - April 2026. autisticadvocacymonth.com
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Home - Autistic Advocates United
Stop Accepting. Start Advocating. This April 2026, we move from acceptance into advocacy.Goodbye Autism Acceptance. Hello Autistic Advocacy. Make a donation What are we doing? For too long, April has been about "acceptance" - asking the world to simply tolerate Autistic people. While acceptance was an important first step, it's not enough anymore. Acceptance is
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 30/10/2025
Every Autistic person has something important to say. Whether you write a lot or a little. Whether you speak or don't speak. We want to hear from YOU. autisticadvocacymonth.com/why
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Why It Matters - Autistic Advocates United
Tell Us Why Autistic Advocacy Month Matters We're creating Autistic Advocacy Month for April 2026. But we want to hear from YOU about why this change is important. Your Voice, Your Way We know Autistic people communicate in many different ways. All ways are welcome here. You can: Type your answer Use pictures or videos
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 29/10/2025
What should our logo show? We are strong leaders. We want to be heard, not just tolerated. We represent our whole community. What would YOU create? Start designing: autisticadvocacymonth.com/logo $325 honorarium for winner.
Blue graphic with torn paper featuring phrases: "We are strong," "We are ready," "We will be heard," and a URL: AutisticAdvocacyMonth.com/Logo.

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Design our logo. Autistic Advocacy Month - April 2026 We are strong. We are ready. We will be heard. AutisticAdvocacyMonth.com/Logo
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 28/10/2025
Your experiences will help others understand why this change matters. When we talk to the world about Autistic Advocacy Month, we want to use Real Autistic perspectives. Your Advocacy - Your Words! Submit here: autisticadvocacymonth.com/why
Poster for Autistic Advocacy Month, April 2026, with the phrases "Your Advocacy, Your Words" on a blue background.

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Autistic Advocacy Month - April 2026
Your Advocacy
Your Words
AutisticAdvocacyMonth.Com/Why
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 27/10/2025
You can share your thoughts any way that works for you. 👉 Type it. 👉 Record a video. 👉 Use pictures. 👉 Use your AAC device. 👉 Have someone help you write. ALL communication styles are welcome. Share your why: autisticadvocacymonth.com/why #AutisticAdvocacyMonth #AutisticAdvocate
A promotional graphic for Autistic Advocacy Month in April 2026 with a question about the importance of autistic advocacy on an orange card.
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Autistic Advocacy Month April 2026
Why is Autistic advocacy important?
AutisticAdvocacyMonth.com
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 27/10/2025
We want to hear from YOU. Why does Autistic Advocacy Month matter? Is advocacy better than acceptance? Your voice needs to be part of this movement. Tell us why: autisticadvocacymonth.com/why #AutisticAdvocacyMonth #Autistic
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Autistic Advocacy Month - April 2026
Why is Autistic Advocacy Important?
AutisticAdvocacyMonth.com
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 23/10/2025
BIG NEWS: We need a logo for Autistic Advocacy Month. And we want YOU to design it. This is history. This is our first year. Your design could represent this movement forever. Submit your design: autisticadvocacymonth.com/logo
Speech bubble on blue background announcing a logo design contest for Autistic Advocacy Month with a $325 prize.

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AutisticAdvocacyMonth.com/Logo IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT We need a logo for Autistic Advocacy Month. We want YOU to design it. $325 Honorarium to winner
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 19/10/2025
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 19/10/2025
🎨 Design history. Honor legacy. Jamie Lee Henderson was a late-identified Autistic advocate. Her memory ensures our logo designer receives $325. All Autistic designers welcome. Community votes. Deadline: Nov 10. AutisticAdvocacyMonth.com/logo #AutisticAdvocacyMonth #April2026
Memorial graphic for Jamie Lee Henderson, a late-identified autistic advocate, featuring a photo of her in a garden and information about a logo challenge.

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AutisticAdvocacyMonth.com/Logo
Community Legacy
Jamie Lee Henderson
Late-identified Autistic Advocate
Jamie Lee discovered herself through her Autistic child’s advocacy work.
Now her memory ensures Autistic creators get paid.
Logo Challenge
$325 Honorarium
In loving memory 1957-2025
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 14/10/2025
Stop Accepting. Start Advocating. April 2026 - we rename Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month to Autistic Advocacy Month. No more passivity. We want CHANGE. We want ACTION. Join us: AutisticAdvocacyMonth.com #Autistic #Autism #AutisticAdults #Change #AutisticAdvocacyMonth
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AutisticAdvocacyMonth.Com
Stop Accepting.
Start Advocating.
April 2026
We are moving away from Autism Acceptance & into Autistic Advocacy.
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Autistic Advocacy Month @autisticadvocacymonth.com · 14/10/2025
We want more than acceptance. We want CHANGE. We will have our first Autistic Advocacy Month in 2026. #Autistic #Artists We NEED you. Design our first Autistic Advocacy Month Logo More: AutisticAdvocacyMonth.com/Logo A partnership with @umbrellaopensdoors.org and @autisticmoment.bsky.social
An image calling autistic artists to design a logo for Autistic Advocacy Month, April 2026, featuring an illustration of a person at a computer.

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Autistic Artists
We Need You!
Design Our First Logo!
Autistic Advocacy Month
April 2026
AutisticAdvocacyMonth.com/logo
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