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Disabled Lives and Respect
I thought I wouldn't write about this case . I've been
Autism, Transition Programs and the Impact of Poverty on Self-Advocacy
I am an autistic woman who has lived both in
On Not Being “Pretty”
My friend Cara wrote this awesome article about being "ugly"
Accommodations – They Make All The Difference
Accommodations are important and they work. I should not be
Will Chuck forget?
Will Chuck Forget? Chuck is terrified to go to
Autonomous Press
Autonomous Press (also known as AutPress) is an independent
Now you know . You cannot unknow .
I told Professor Wurzburg's class in March and April about
Ableism and Pity. Reject Them, Be Awesome
I have written about how I had to unlearn ableism.
Being Comfortable In My Skin
When I shared my post "Celebrating My Life" one commenter
Celebrating My Life
Celebrating My Life Amy Sequenzia won't stop celebrating her autistic,
The Reason I Blog
This blog (The Autism Wars), and all the other blogs
I Don’t Want Your Awareness
I don’t want Autism Awareness. Actually, I fear Autism Awareness because it only makes the world fear, hate and ignore us, one blue light, one puzzle piece at a time.
Take ASAN’S Pledge to Include Autistic Voices
Please join us and take The Autistic Self Advocacy Network's
Autism, Inflexibility and Diversity
A universal assumption about autism is that autistic people tend
“Autistic People Should…”
Feb. 23, 2013 was this flash blog day. Autistics were
Being
My life through the years I've been listening to this
#AutismSpeaks10 – Time to Shut Up
Autism Speaks asked us to tell how our lives have been touched by the organization’s “advocacy”. Autism Speaks should have known better. The party belongs to Autistics now.
Drop, Settle + Train
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.
Talking to Autism “Advocacy” Organizations
I had the opportunity to speak, as a public comment,
An Autistic Weighs in on Friendship
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.
Autism and Sorting Out Sensory Snags
All my life I have been easily overwhelmed by sound
Communication Supports for Speaking Autistics?
As an autistic, I know first hand how my communication
Why I Don’t Like “Awareness”
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.
Attitudes – Information and Education
This is especially directed at parents, family members and all
Attitudes – Grading People
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.
Attitudes – Communication
Communication is not only speaking, typing, texting or signing. Communication is also being able to listen and understand, being accommodated to make interaction possible.
Attitudes – Introduction
When you are disabled there is a lot going against
Lizzie Velasquez: Inspiring & Empowering a More Positive Online Environment
At only 25, Lizzie Velaquez is a motivational speaker, the
On Disparity in Education: The Risks and Bravery of Being First
Being one of the first or the only students with
I have Tourette’s. Please tell everyone.
This powerful performance by Jamie Sanders, spoken word poet and actor with Tourette's, covers bullying, shame, self-acceptance and empowerment in the best 150 seconds you'll watch this week.
@sesameworkshop This Autistic Wants to Say
Today we #EducateSesame and ask Sesame Workshop to listen to Autistics, to respond to our concerns and to end their partnership with Autism Speaks.