We are a team of people on the autism spectrum from all across Slovakia, creating this web portal together. We are hoping to open a fresh view on autism as neurodiversity: a difference in thinking, feeling and experiencing the world.

There is no universal instruction manual to us. We cannot be fixed, for we are not broken. We cannot be healed, for we are not sick. We are, foremost of all, people open to mutual understanding. Each of us has a unique combination of features, each of us has different needs.

We bring creativity, pride and joy into a world, which is over-saturated with emphasizing faultiness. We are united in our efforts to live with dignity, not in the shadow of fearmongering and pity. It is high time for neurodivergent people to stand up for their needs and stop allowing others to speak for them.

"Our web portal will be uploaded on the 18th of June, on Autistic Pride Day. Autistic people today are at last finding their voice, and gaining control over their lives. Neither fearmongering over "the autism epidemic," nor pathologising human uniqueness gives support to neurodivergent people, and does nothing to give them acceptance from the general public." Learn more in the interview found here.

Aside from the magazine, enlightenment and support activities, the #beznávodu title is also held by an inclusive elementary school..

More info can be found on their site:
Škola bez návodu Veľké Zlievce

An interview with the School's co-founder Slávka Makovníková can be found here.

Read more:

• Zabudli sme na Einsteina?5. April 2025
  Tento týždeň bol deň povedomia o autizme, no väčšina ľudí si autizmus vykladá len ako nejakú sezónnu nádchu. Respektíve, keď sa povie slovo *autizmus*, väčšina ľudí si predstaví človeka, na ktorom to je vidno… Nikto si však neuvedomuje, že autistov… Read more: Zabudli sme na Einsteina?
• Za všetko, čo som sa v živote naučil, vďačím skautingu14. February 2025
  Martin Mihalovič, ktorému nikto nepovie inak ako Elton, mal typickú cestu k diagnóze Aspergerovho syndrómu. V škôlke i v škole si vyslúžil povesť „toho divného“, outsidera, ktorý dokázal celé hodiny presedieť pri počítačových hrách. Od druhej triedy chodieval pravidelne k… Read more: Za všetko, čo som sa v živote naučil, vďačím skautingu
• „Šťastné a veselé“ bez návodu11. December 2024
  Kto náhodou prehliadol možnosť kúpiť si dokonalú vianočnú výzdobu už v októbri a nevšimol si rozsvietený stromček v susedovom okne, toho určite neobišli reklamy na perfektné darčeky, pozvánky na vianočné trhy či vianočné besiedky v škole, na ktorých „musia“ vystupovať… Read more: „Šťastné a veselé“ bez návodu

web portal is being developed by the organization A Centrum
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