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A universal assumption about autism is that autistic people tend
You are anywhere You are anytime Daring and enticing Changes
I started painting with acrylics in 2012. I wanted to
Feb. 23, 2013 was this flash blog day. Autistics were
My life through the years I've been listening to this
National Catholic Board of Full Inclusion has a vision
What do you do when you become the principal
I love musicals and other live theater performances. About five
For over ten years Martin Pistorius was trapped in his own body, fully cognizant, but unable to speak or move. He was surrounded by people who believed he was incapable of thinking and tried desperately to get just one person to notice. His story serves as a wake-up call for all of us to drastically change our assumptions about speech and intellectual capacity as well as the need to radically reform expectations and treatment of people with complex communication needs.
Having opportunities to learn with everyone could access more opportunities for all.
In this life I am missing the ability to go
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The Supreme Court has a case that affects all disabled people, and the decision can be very damaging for us. We need to trust the police, and the police must “Connect, Respect, Protect” disabled people as they do with all people, not command, advance, hurt , kill.
I had the opportunity to speak, as a public comment,
Autistic meltdowns and temper tantrums are not the same thing. Autistic meltdowns typically occur as a response to being overwhelmed.
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Hey JCREW #IMREADY for change. We want YOU to include
Recently, I was told by a parent of a child
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by Amy Sequenzia Reginald "Neli" Latson was an 18
We can all use a daily reminder that we are loved, accepted and adored for being exactly who we are. Ollibean Goods of the Day- "LOVED as I am" , "You Are Loved" and "I Am Loved" .
I am a professional person who works as an autism consultant to various school districts when I am not speaking and writing. I have an autism neurology myself so I enjoy the privilege of being able to see and experience autism from a variety of viewpoints. One thing that greatly pains me is the continuing wrong assumptions professional people make about autistics and how those wrong assumptions often get interpreted as fact.
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All my life I have been easily overwhelmed by sound
As an autistic, I know first hand how my communication
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.
A challenge I am continually faced with as an autistic
Ever since the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman