Henry
Some call him a kid Others say he is a
Some call him a kid Others say he is a
I originally wrote this piece for the blog 107daysofaction.wordpress.com. I
Another April has passed – big sigh of relief! As an
Thursday, April 24, was a day that I'd been waiting
There is a saying, “love makes the world go round,”
by Dr. Mary Schuh: SWIFT Center Recently, National Public Radio’s
As an autistic, I sometimes feel boxed in by the
Isabella died on January 26, 2012, a day after choking
I am an adult with autism. My thinking is visual
Sesame Street knew nobody was missing, or lacking, anything. I was perfect! Everyone is perfect! But in real life, as I grew older, doctors and teachers convinced everyone that I was too broken to be worthy of any effort toward education and a future. Nobody saw me the way I was seen by my friends at Sesame Street.
Parents, home is the single most important place for our
I know most people want to do the right thing and believe “Autism Awareness” helps. But it doesn’t and it is time for some blunt truths, it is past time to stop walking in circles and move forward with Autism Acceptance.
I was taught to treat other people the way I
by Emily Ladau Have you seen this #DearFutureMom Video? We
Image description : Blue square with back text:"I look forward
Hey guys, we need five minutes of your time. Disability
Today is “Stop Combating Me” flashblog. We are not the enemy but the way legislation is written puts us in real danger.
Being disabled and in hospitals is always scary because our lives is not valued as the lives of non-disabled. I was, in a way, lucky but the policies still need a lot of improvement.
Over the course of my life I have seen many
A Fun Alternative to Children's Mobility Devices
Stop Hurting Kids needs all supporters of the Keeping All Students Safe Act to take action and urge members of the U.S. Senate to co-sponsor this bill.
Yesterday I went to the Genius Bar at the Apple
We first saw Who Cares About Kelsey ? at the National Center on Inclusive Education’s Summer Institute and instantly connected to the film's message of empowering students.
I am thinking you will understand more when you see the feeling . The feeling on my side.
In a recent post for Think Inclusive, self-advocate Emily Ladau
Words are used in many ways Sometimes they are my
Today is “Love, Not Fear” flashblog. We write about the beauty of being, living, sharing and experience Autism, an Autistic life.
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network and the Autism Now Center have created "Welcome to the Autistic Community! " It is a must read for anyone who wants to learn about autism.
We hope all kids are learning to code. If they aren't being taught programming skills in school, there are so many great sites that can help them get started today.
I will soon write about posAutive messages but I had to write this first. I know my rights and I will fight against oppression at the same time that I spread the messages of acceptance and respect.
I was taught to say, “Thank you for being my
I have autism. I am autistic. Both these statements describe me and both are true. However, these two statements are NOT equal.