High-Functioning or Low-Functioning?
In this life I am missing the ability to go
In this life I am missing the ability to go
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The Supreme Court has a case that affects all disabled people, and the decision can be very damaging for us. We need to trust the police, and the police must “Connect, Respect, Protect” disabled people as they do with all people, not command, advance, hurt , kill.
This week someone asked me if I was proud to
I had the opportunity to speak, as a public comment,
Autistic meltdowns and temper tantrums are not the same thing. Autistic meltdowns typically occur as a response to being overwhelmed.
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Hey JCREW #IMREADY for change. We want YOU to include
Recently, I was told by a parent of a child
In Sidewalk Cracks: Authentic Relationships In life we play on
As an autism consultant I am often asked how
by Amy Sequenzia Reginald "Neli" Latson was an 18
We can all use a daily reminder that we are loved, accepted and adored for being exactly who we are. Ollibean Goods of the Day- "LOVED as I am" , "You Are Loved" and "I Am Loved" .
I am a professional person who works as an autism consultant to various school districts when I am not speaking and writing. I have an autism neurology myself so I enjoy the privilege of being able to see and experience autism from a variety of viewpoints. One thing that greatly pains me is the continuing wrong assumptions professional people make about autistics and how those wrong assumptions often get interpreted as fact.
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All my life I have been easily overwhelmed by sound
As an autistic, I know first hand how my communication
Awareness campaigns of disabilities are only effective if they are planned and run primarily by the groups that are the subjects of the campaign. This is because such campaigns are not “awareness”, but “acceptance” campaigns. We welcome support, with focus on respect, equality and access. We don’t need “awareness” of deficits and tragic rhetoric.
A challenge I am continually faced with as an autistic
It's unacceptable that any child miss out on an education
Ever since the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman
In the past few years I have had two encounters
This is especially directed at parents, family members and all
by Judy Endow As an adult with autism small talk
Our kids went back to school this month and likely
Parents and family of disabled people should start demanding that everyone who is part of their children lives stops using functioning labels. We don’t need to be graded. We already have value.
I spoke at Hillsborough County School District's board meeting on
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Because of my autism I have an autistic thinking style.