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Autism Network International (ANI) is an advocacy organization run by and for autistic people. ANI's principles involve the anti-cure perspective, the perspective that there should not be a goal to "cure" people of autism.

Autreat

Autreat is a United States retreat and conference hosted by Autism Network International for autistic people. The first Autreat was in 1996.^[1] As of 2012, there has been an Autreat every year since then except 2001.

Autreat is a conference for autistic people, in contrast to other autism conferences, which ANI believes are typically about autistic people but are intended for parents and professionals. Although parents, professionals, and others are welcome, Autreat is specifically designed for autistics, and offers an "autism friendly" environment, free of sensory bombardment. Guests are under no pressure to interact socially. A simple visual code in the form of a colored badge is used to indicate members who wish to interact with anyone and everyone, those who wish not to be approached by strangers, and those who wish not to be approached at all.

Autreat was the inspiration for Autscape, another autism conference held in Europe annually starting in 2005.^[2]

Autreat was also some of the inspiration for the ASPIE school;^{[citation needed]} in her book Elijah's Cup, ASPIE founder Valerie Paradise talks about her experiences going to Autreat with Elijah.^{[failed verification]}^[3]

References

^ Sinclair, Jim. "History of ANI". Retrieved 12 November 2005.
^ "Autscape". Autscape.org.
^ Harmon, Amy (2004-12-20). "How About Not 'Curing' Us, Some Autistic s Are Pleading". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-02.

External links

Official website
Autreat official site for Autreat

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[1] Sinclair, Jim. "History of ANI". Retrieved 12 November 2005.

[2] "Autscape". Autscape.org.

[3] Harmon, Amy (2004-12-20). "How About Not 'Curing' Us, Some Autistic s Are Pleading". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-02.

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Main	Causes Diagnosis Epidemiology Epigenetics Heritability History Memory Pathophysiology Sex and gender Societal and cultural aspects LGBTQ identities Monotropism Therapies
Diagnoses	Pervasive developmental disorder Classic autism Asperger syndrome Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified Childhood disintegrative disorder High-functioning autism
Associated conditions and phenomena	Alexithymia Autistic burnout Autistic catatonia Autistic masking Autistic meltdown Hyperlexia Late talker Nonverbal autism Pathological demand avoidance Savant syndrome Special interests Infodumping Dopamine Dressing Stimming Echolalia Echopraxia Emotional dysregulation
Comorbid conditions	Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Anxiety disorder obsessive–compulsive disorder Developmental coordination disorder Epilepsy Intellectual disability Sensory processing disorder Global developmental delay Developmental verbal dyspraxia
Associated syndromes	22q13 deletion syndrome Angelman syndrome CHARGE syndrome Cohen syndrome Cornelia de Lange syndrome DiGeorge syndrome Down syndrome Fetal valproate spectrum disorder Fragile X syndrome MECP2 duplication syndrome Neurofibromatosis type I Noonan syndrome Multiple hamartoma syndrome Rett syndrome Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome Timothy syndrome Tuberous sclerosis Williams syndrome
Related issues	Autism rights movement Critical autism studies Discrimination Double empathy problem Employment Multiple complex developmental disorder Neurodiversity TEACCH program Violence and autism
Controversies	Facilitated communication Lancet MMR autism fraud MMR vaccine Rapid prompting method Thiomersal Chelation Combating Autism Act
Diagnostic scales	Autism Diagnostic Interview Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Childhood Autism Rating Scale Gilliam Asperger's disorder scale
Screening scales	Autism-spectrum quotient Childhood Autism Spectrum Test Ritvo Autism and Asperger Diagnostic Scale
Lists	Autism-related topics Fictional characters Schools
Accommodations	Autism-friendly Sensory friendly

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