The Hidden Rules of Christmas
by Judy Endow Christmas will soon be here again.
Holiday Giveaway- ‘The Real Experts’
Ollibean Holiday Giveaway "The Real Experts" The Real Experts : Readings
Assumptions and Ableism
I've recently read an article about how some researches are
Privacy, and Parental Behavior
I've written about this before: parents of Autistic children sharing
Visual Accommodations and Blessings of My Autism
The visual sensory aspects of the way autism plays out
Autism and Processing Social Information
My autistic neurology means that I am not good at
Autism and Stubbornness
I am an autistic woman. Most of my life people
Will Chuck forget?
Will Chuck Forget? Chuck is terrified to go to
Autistic Burnout
Each individual who has an autism spectrum diagnosis got that
Ableism and Pity. Reject Them, Be Awesome
I have written about how I had to unlearn ableism.
Autism and Hiring Help
I recently moved. It involved working with a realtor, a
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,
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.
Autistic Adults Do Not Look Like Autistic Children
I recently presented to a room full of people on
#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.
Isn’t it a Pity? The Real Problem with Special Needs
The Real Problem with Special Needs We love this
Communication Supports for Speaking Autistics?
As an autistic, I know first hand how my communication
How To Outsmart “Inflexible Thinking”
Because of my autism I have an autistic thinking style.
Fractured Vision: One Autistic Phenomenon
I started painting with acrylics in 2012. I wanted to
Autism, Airports and Lifelong Learning
For most of my life airports have befuddled me. It
Is Autism a Disability or a Difference?
So many ideas in the larger autism community often become
The Importance of Opportunity
Dillan Barmache, a 14 year old autistic student, delivers his powerful 8th grade commencement speech using his iPad and brings the crowd to their feet.
Losing an Autism Diagnosis
I am an almost 60-year-old autistic woman who can navigate
Skunk Hair, Autism and Social Understanding
There is a saying, “love makes the world go round,”
Young Autistics Making Me Happy – Expressions of PosAutivity: #AutismPositivity2014
This poem is for my young friends: Evie, Ty, Max, Fallon, Mu, Jack, Emma, H., Philip, Oliver, Brooke, Henry, Miri, Cody, MissG, MasterL, and many others I cannot name here but I know are going to grow up to change the conversation. You make me very happy!
Sesame Street, This is an Autistic Speaking
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.
Stop Combating Me – Why I Am Against Euthanasia
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 the Hospital
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.
Love Not Fear
Love Not Fear. Henry Frost on Autism Acceptance Two
Chalk Word Lines of Separation
Words are used in many ways Sometimes they are my
Assigned Friends Outcome
I was taught to say, “Thank you for being my