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Visual Accommodations and Blessings of My Autism

Visual Accommodations and Blessings of My Autism

2016-11-10T10:11:25-05:00By Judy Endow|Categories: Author, Autism, blog, Judy Endow|Tags: Accommodations, all disabilities, ASD, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cross disability, developmental disabilities, Environmental Accommodations, Judy Endow, Making Lemonade: Hints for Autism's Helpers, Outsmarting Explosive Behavior: A Visual System of Support and Intervention for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Painted Words: Aspects of Autism Translated, Paper Words: Discovering and Living With My Autism, Practical Solutions for Stabilizing Students With Classic Autism to Be Ready to Learn: Getting to Go, proprioception, sensory integration, sensory system, The Hidden Curriculum of Getting and Keeping a Job: Navigating the Social Landscape of Employment, The Power of Words: How we think about people with autism spectrum disorders matters!, Visual Accommodations and Blessings of My Autism|

The visual sensory aspects of the way autism plays out

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Autism and Changing Classroom Strategies

Autism and Changing Classroom Strategies

2016-11-10T10:11:25-05:00By Judy Endow|Categories: Author, Autism, blog, Cross Disability, General, Inclusive Education, Inclusive Education, Judy Endow|Tags: 'Autism and Changing Classroom Strategies' by Judy Endow, all disabilities, ASD, autism, Autism and Changing Classroom Strategies, autism and education, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Classroom Strategies, cross disability, eye contact, eye contact and autism, hand flapping, hand flapping and autism, inclusion, inclusive education, Judy Endow, Neurodiversity, Special Education, stimming, stims|

The field of autism is very new – not even 100 years old yet! This means we are constantly learning new things. We now know that what works for most children to learn does not always work for autistic children. In fact, it can be detrimental to their learning. Those of us in the field of autism will likely need to change the way we deliver help to those who seek it and change the way we teach our students.

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Now you know . You cannot unknow .

Now you know . You cannot unknow .

2016-11-10T10:11:26-05:00By Henry Frost|Categories: Advocacy, Advocacy In Action, Assistive Technology, Author, Autism, blog, General, Henry, Henry Frost, Videos|Tags: all disabilities, ASD, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cross disability, Disability, Gerardine Wurzburg, Henry Frost, I STAND WITH HENRY, ISTANDWITHHENRY, neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Princeton University|

I told Professor Wurzburg's class in March and April about

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Person First Attitude Trumps Language

Person First Attitude Trumps Language

2016-11-10T10:11:43-05:00By Judy Endow|Categories: Ableism, Author, blog, Conversation Starters, Judy Endow|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, ASD, autism, autism spectrum, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cross disability, diversity, identity first language, Judy Endow, Neurodiversity, Painted Words, Painted Words: Aspects of Autism Translated, person first language, person first vs identity first, respect|

Am I a person with autism or autistic? Does it matter? And why?

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We Are Not In Our Own World

2016-11-10T10:11:47-05:00By Judy Endow|Categories: Advocacy, Author, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education, Judy Endow, Search Categories, Think Tank|Tags: ableism, ASD, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, behavior, blind, cerebral palsy, communication, cross disability, deaf, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, developmental disabilities, disabilities, Disability, diversity, Judy Endow, Judy Endow MSW, medical model, Neurodiversity, non verbal, non-speaking, pathology paradigm, proprioception, Special Education, special needs, students, We Are Not In Our Own World by Judy Endow|

We need to be careful about how we think about and talk about people with disabilities. One example is the reference that those who are autistic or deaf or blind or have some sort of movement differences are “in their own world.”

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Ariane Zurcher: Non-Speaking Autistic Woman Writes Book

2016-11-10T10:11:49-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Around the Web, Articles, Assistive Technology, Featured (Homepage), General|Tags: AAC, Adult Autistic, adults with autism, all disabilities, Ariane Zurcher, ASD, assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, autism, Autism Books, Autism Non-Speaking, Autism Role Models, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, Autistic Adults, Barb Rentenbach, books, Books About Autism, Books On Autism, communication, Emma's Hope Book, Facilitated-Communication, Healthy Living New, Healthy Living News, Huffington Post, I Might Be You, Life With Autism, Living With Autism, non-speaking, Nonverbal Communication, supported typing, typing|

Barb Rentenbach's funny, poignant and beautiful must-read book, I Might Be You: An Exploration of Autism and Connection, is now available as an audiobook.

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