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December Newsletter ❄️

December 11, 2025

Recognizing International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPD) December 3rd was International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPD)! We use this day to celebrate the incredible diversity, creativity, and resilience within our community. The day…

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Giving Tuesday is here! December 2, 2025 & we're so grateful for your support. Thank you for continuing to be in community with us ... It's not too late to donate today! awnnetwork.org

Happy GivingTuesday! 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

December 2, 2025

The Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network is thrilled to wish you a happy GivingTuesday! We remember the beginnings of AWN as a collective dream of autism acceptance for women, girls, nonbinary people, and all people…

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Disability Representation in Media

Meet AWN’s Digital Media Intern

December 1, 2025

Hello everyone! My name is Makayla Allen, and I’m a Digital Media Intern with the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN). I first learned about AWN during my internship at the American Association of People…

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2 Weeks until Giving Tuesday & we'rs counting down the top 5 reasons to give to AWN... Reason to give number 2: Freedom - "When disabled people get free, everyone gets free. More access makes everything more accessible for everybody." - Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

2 Weeks Until GivingTuesday!

November 19, 2025

The countdown to GivingTuesday is officially 2 weeks away! We are overjoyed by the excitement from the impact we’ve seen this year. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who has already…

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4 weeks until Giving Tuesday & we're counting down the top reasons to give to AWN. Reason to give number 4: Community. "Without community there is no liberation." - Audre Lorde. Save the date. Giving Tuesday is December 2, 2025!

Save the Date for GivingTuesday!

November 4, 2025

It’s time to mark your calendars as GivingTuesday is approaching! This year, the special day falls on Tuesday, December 2nd. We have so much gratitude for being able to celebrate such a momentous event within nonprofit…

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LGBTQIAP+ History Month 2025

LGBTQIAP+ History Month 2025

October 28, 2025

A Month of Remembrance & Reflection Every October, we celebrate LGBTQIAP+ History Month. This month lets us remember the contributions of the LGBTQIAP+ community, both past and present. For the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network,…

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A close-up photo of Jules, a light skinned Indigenous woman with brown hair, brown eyes, neutral makeup, and a light smile. She is outside with greenery in the background, wearing a black high-necked lace dress.

Introducing: Jules Edwards, Co-Executive Director

October 22, 2025

I’ve got some exciting news to share with our community today! As the founding Executive Director of the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, I’m beyond thrilled to introduce Jules Edwards as AWN’s new Co-Executive Director!…

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AWN celebra el mes de la herencia latinx

Latine Heritage Month 2025

September 29, 2025

Lea este artículo en español.  AWN is honored to observe Latine Heritage Month with you this year. I am Kayla Maria Rodriguez and I’m Latine. I am Puerto Rican with both of my parents being…

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AWN celebra el mes de la herencia latinx

Mes de la Herencia Latina 2025

September 29, 2025

Read this article in English. AWN tiene el honor de celebrar con ustedes el Mes de la Herencia Latina este año. Soy Kayla María Rodríguez y soy latine. Nací en Puerto Rico, mi madre y mi…

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AWN Responds to the Tylenol & Autism Announcement

September 22, 2025

The Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network condemns today’s White House announcement about autism. The Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN) is a national nonprofit dedicated to disability justice, gender and racial equity, neurodiversity, and trans…

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Ed Wiley Autism Acceptance Library - neurodiversitylibrary.org

National Read a Book Day ????

September 8, 2025

This past Saturday, September 6th, was National Read a Book Day! The day is designed to promote reading and all of its wonderful benefits. As an avid reader, reading has both educated me and provided…

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National Nonprofit Day 2025

National Nonprofit Day: AWN’s Web Development

August 21, 2025

I am AWN’s Communications Consultant, Kyara Bellamy. Organizing our National Nonprofit Day Campaign has been such a joy. I am constantly in awe of the vast work our organization does and am honored to share…

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