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@sesameworkshop This Autistic Wants to Say

2016-11-10T10:11:35-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, Author, blog, General|Tags: #educateSesame, A$, Amy Sequenzia, inclusion, parenting autistic children, parenting children with autism, Sesame Street, special needs, Special Needs Parenting|

Today we #EducateSesame and ask Sesame Workshop to listen to Autistics, to respond to our concerns and to end their partnership with Autism Speaks.

Real Consequences

2016-11-10T10:11:40-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, Author, blog, Disability Rights, Featured (Homepage), General, Parenting, Search Categories|Tags: A$, ableism, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, autism, Autism Speaks, Autism Speaks Time to Listen, Autism Spectrum Disorders, BoycottAutismSpeaks, cross disability, cross-diability, flashblog, Listen Up, Suzanne Wright, This Is Autism, This Is Autism Flashblog|

Autism Speaks has been hurting autistics for too long. We are fighting back and we are stronger. It is time to say things like they are. This post is because I feel offended by people defending hateful speech.

This Is Autism by Amy Sequenzia

2016-11-10T10:11:41-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, Author, Autism, blog, General, Inclusive Education, Neurodiversity, Politics, Search Categories|Tags: A$, ableism, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, autism, Autism Speaks, Autism Speaks Time to Listen, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cross disability, cross-diability, flashblog, Listen Up, Suzanne Wright, This Is Autism, This Is Autism Flashblog|

Today we are flashblogging to counter Autism Speaks’ wrong view of autism. We are showing what autism really is. We speak for ourselves, even if Autism Speaks refuses to listen. The rest of the world will.