Autistic Patterns of Thoughts and Emotions
I use the movement of things outside of me for
I use the movement of things outside of me for
I am an autistic woman who has lived both in
Kerima Çevik on Surviving Inclusion: At The Intersection of
On Surviving Inclusion by Kerima Cevik Three
This blog (The Autism Wars), and all the other blogs
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.
This is especially directed at parents, family members and all
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.
Communication is not only speaking, typing, texting or signing. Communication is also being able to listen and understand, being accommodated to make interaction possible.
When you are disabled there is a lot going against
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.
I am proud of being Autistic And of my Autistic
Some call him a kid Others say he is a
Hey guys, we need five minutes of your time. Disability
In a recent post for Think Inclusive, self-advocate Emily Ladau
Today is “Love, Not Fear” flashblog. We write about the beauty of being, living, sharing and experience Autism, an Autistic life.
AAPD's PSA features three real students sharing a simple message: people with disabilities are powerful, self-determined individuals—not victims.
I might be too optimistic for the reality, but I need HOPE to be able to keep demanding the rights taken away from me, just because I am me.
CALLING ALL SENATORS .It’s time for the U.S. To
Best place for all autistic people, all disabled not disabled people, all families to speak together. Speak together for acceptance, inclusion, communication, and rights for all people. I am thinking when you look closely, this is what autism is.
Today is Autistics Speaking Day, a day to remind the world that we actually speak every day, even if we do it with our fingers.
Amazing resource we love- Autistic Aloha!
My advice for younger autistics and for those who love and support them would be to look at who you ARE as a human being.
"So let us remember that when we teach, when we educate, we make policy, we make decisions that we do it with a conscience and that we remember that we are leaving fingerprints on forever." Keith Jones
You don't know me but I have seen your pictures.
My soul hurts and I am naming names. And I am saying, if you have a drop of sympathy for the murderers, or almost murderers, you have blood on your hands too.
Am I a person with autism or autistic? Does it matter? And why?
J.Cole offended many over the lyrics "I’m artistic, you is
"If we were to go back to the 1960s and we were to talk to those leaders who were vehemently against desegregation, we would hear the conviction in their voices of them stating why they believe their decisions and what they were doing to those children were just. Just as I believe that some of you and some of the board members that have spoken believe that their decisions are just. But, I fear that the Hillsborough County School Board is standing on the wrong side of history."
"I am here to make a difference for my people. I hope that you listen to what I have to say. I want people like you to stop judging me." Tres Whitlock
“Autism is a disability, but it is not a disease. It is not a life-threatening illness,” said Matt Young, co-leader of ASAN-WA. “The idea it’s a state to be wiped out has much negative impact on our lives.”
How does it make you feel when you hear a