Press Release: Our “Autism on the Page” Event
Background, details, and other information regarding our upcoming “Autism on the Page” event.
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Exciting Team Announcement!
Welcoming Natasha Razi, our new editor!
Disability in Kidlit’s Three-year Anniversary Event!
What was originally intended to be a one-month event has now reached its third birthday, and we could not be more ecstatic!
Discussion: Is ANY representation better than NO representation?
Is any representation better than no representation? That argument frequently comes up in response to criticism, but is it valid?
Why are we here? Who is this for? What are we going to do?
When characters with disabilities are portrayed as inspirational or overcoming obstacles just for living their daily lives, it sends a message that a life with a disability is a burden. What message does that send to young people?
Autistic Representation and Real-Life Consequences: An In-Depth Look
A thorough overview of common autism tropes that mirror and reinforce real-life stereotypes, with links to news stories, research, book reviews or commentary, and blog posts describing relevant real-world experiences.
The Beautiful Tragedy
What’s so wrong with the Beautiful Tragedy trope? Why is it wrong to emphasize the supposed irony of a person with beautiful eyes who can’t see or a good-looking person “confined to a wheelchair” (another horrible, tragedy evoking phrase) or the like?
Discussion: Disability tropes
Which are our contributors’ least favorite disability tropes?
Discussion: Tips for Research & Respectful Writing
What kind of tips do our contributors have for authors seeking to respectfully write disabled characters?
Writing Autistic Characters: Behaviorizing vs. Humanizing Approaches
Here is a key insight to creating realistic autistic characters: We do not do the visibly autistic things we do because of “autism,” full stop. Like non-autistic people, we are responding to our experiences of the world. Those experiences simply differ from those of non-autistic people.