Henry Archives • Ollibean

But after watching Wretches and Jabberers, a film about autism and self-advocacy, Henry’s way of interacting with the world changed radically. He realized that he had a voice, could use it, and had a right to participate in discussions about his education and life.

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Henry Frost on Inclusion on the Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Henry Frost on Inclusion on the Autistic Self Advocacy Network

2017-01-16T10:19:50-05:00By Lauri Swann Hunt|Categories: Advocacy, blog, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, Ari Ne'eman, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autism summer institute, autistic, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, civil rights, disability rights, Henry, Henry Frost, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, presume competence, self-advocate, Tampa|

Henry wrote about inclusion for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network,

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I Am

2016-11-10T10:12:04-05:00By Henry Frost|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Henry, Think Tank, Video|Tags: AAC, advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, autistic, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, respect, Special Education, special needs, student|

How do you talk to someone who uses AAC?

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Autistic Student Wins the Right to Go to School

Autistic Student Wins the Right to Go to School

2016-11-10T10:12:04-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education|Tags: AAC, activism, advocacy, all disabilities, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, civil rights, equal rights, Henry, Henry Frost, Hillsborough County School District, I STAND WITH HENRY, I Stand With Henry News, inclusion, ISTANDWITHHENRY, special needs, Tampa, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Wilson Middle School|

Henry Frost had a pretty simple goal: he wanted to go to school like any other kid.

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Amy Sequenzia: Henry’s Victory

2016-11-10T10:12:04-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, autism, autistic, Henry, Hillsborough County, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, Neurodiversity, self-advocacy, Tampa|

Autistic self advocate and poet, Amy Sequenzia's thoughts on the outcome of young self- advocate, Henry Frost's battle for inclusion in Hillsborough County.

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Amy Sequenzia: I, Too, Want to Understand.

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog, Featured (Homepage), General|Tags: acceptance, advocacy, advocate, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, autism, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, Henry, inclusion, Neurodiversity, parenting, respect, self-advocate|

Why would a parent of an autistic child decide that it is better not to listen to other autistics? Why? I, Too, Want to Understand.

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Why is a 13 year old protesting in order to go TO school?

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Lauri Swann Hunt|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Cross Disability, Featured (Homepage), General, Henry, Inclusion, Inclusive Education, Lauri Swann Hunt, Lifestyle, Parenting|Tags: AAC, activism, advocacy, all disabilities, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, civil rights, equal rights, Henry, Hillsborough County School District, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, ISTANDWITHHENRY, special needs, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Wilson Middle School|

How did we get here? How did we get to a point that our 13 year old son has to fight for the rights that are already his under federal law? How did we get to a place where a pretty reserved kid has the courage, the will, to do this?

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Social Media Helps Student With Autism Find His Voice

2012-10-14T11:51:56-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, civil rights, education, Henry, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, my civil rights, NPR, State Impact Florida|

Henry Miles Frost and his service dog, Denzel, protest outside

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Presume My Competence

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Henry Frost|Categories: AAC, Ableism, Advocacy, Author, blog, Cross Disability, Editor's Picks, General, Henry, Henry Frost, Ollibean Family|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, cross disability, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, hearing impairment, Henry, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, presume competence, Presume My Competence, respect, self-advocacy, Special Education, special needs, student|

Really, this is number one. Please presume my competence.

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Focus on My Strengths

Focus on My Strengths

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Henry Frost|Categories: Advocacy, Author, blog, General, Henry, Henry Frost, Neurodiversity, Ollibean Family|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, respect, self-advocacy, Special Education, special needs, student|

#4 Please focus on My Strengths. I have many. We all do.

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I Stand With Henry

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education, Politics, Think Tank|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, civil rights, Disability, Henry, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, segregation, self-advocacy, self-advocate, special needs|

What Henry is doing is advocating for his rights, at the same time that he reminds us of our own rights and about how far we still have to go.

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Top 10 Things Autistic Self Advocate Needs Teachers to Know : # 3

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Henry Frost|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Henry, Inclusive Education, Lifestyle|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, hearing impairment, Henry, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITH HENRY, respect, Special Education, special needs, student|

Top ten things I want you to know. Number 3: Please talk directly to me, not to my support person.

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Autistic Student’s Top 10 List for Teachers of Students with Special Needs #2

Autistic Student’s Top 10 List for Teachers of Students with Special Needs #2

2015-10-28T20:27:11-04:00By Henry Frost|Categories: Advocacy, Author, blog, General, Henry, Henry Frost|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, respect, Special Education, special needs, student|

Top ten things Autistic student wants teachers, therapists and friends to know about students with special needs... they may be shocking to some of you, but hopefully to most they are exactly what you expect. Here's number 2.

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A Sister Stands with Her Brother: I Am Heard, I Am Important, and I Am Included

A Sister Stands with Her Brother: I Am Heard, I Am Important, and I Am Included

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Lily Frost|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education, Lifestyle, Think Tank|Tags: activism, advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, autism, autistic, brother, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, equal rights, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, Hillsborough County, I STAND WITH HENRY, I Stand With Henry News, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Oprah, sibling, sister, Special Education, special needs, student, Tampa, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Golden Hat : Talking Back to Autism|

No one wants to be the excluded one, the one to stand alone in silence, the one left out of the conversation. No one wants to be forgotten. So why are some individuals treated this way? Luckily it just takes one person to stand up and include, and the rest will follow. Be that person, take a stand, make a difference.

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I am the 20 % and the RNC

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Lauri Swann Hunt|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education, Parenting, Politics, Think Tank|Tags: 20 %, advocacy, all disabilities, autistic, autsim spectrum disorders, disabilities, Disability, discrimination, Henry, Henry Frost, Hillsborough County, i am the 20%, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, Republican National Convention, RNC, segregation, self-advocate, special needs, Tampa|

Henry takes his bi-partisan message of inclusion and civil rights for all to the Republican National Convention.

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First Day of School

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Russ Hunt|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Editor's Picks, General, Inclusive Education, Parenting|Tags: all disabilities, autism spectrum dsorders, cerebral palsy, deaf, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, developmental disabilties, Disability, first day of school, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, Hillsborough County, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, rare or undiagnosed disorders, special needs|

Today is the first time that Henry has not had a First day of School. He is not allowed to go to his neighborhood school that is about 200 yards from our home.

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Sebastien’s Smile

2016-11-10T10:12:07-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: blog, General, Lifestyle, Parenting, Think Tank, Video|Tags: all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, Chef Jean-Christophe, day without starbucks for sebastien, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine, fundraiser, hearing impairment, Henry, MELAS, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, Sebastien, spinal muscular atrophy, The Setin Family, vision impairment|

Sebastien's Smile was created for the sole purpose of raising awareness for Mitochondrial diseases which affect the Setin's son Sebastien.

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One Day without Starbucks for Sebastien and Mitochondrial Disorders

One Day without Starbucks for Sebastien and Mitochondrial Disorders

2016-11-10T10:12:11-05:00By Lauri Swann Hunt|Categories: blog, Editor's Picks, General, Lifestyle, Parenting, Think Tank, Video|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Chef Jean-Christophe, day without starbucks for sebastien, Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine, fundraisers, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, Lauri Swann Hunt, MELAS, mitochondrial disorders, Sebastien, The Setin Family|

Sebastien is an 11 year old boy, who likes to do things any other 11 year old boy likes to do- play video games, watch sports on tv (especially his favorite player, Lebron James), and play baseball.

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Wretches and Jabberers at Tampa Museum of Art

2016-11-10T10:12:29-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Editor's Picks, Entertainment, Featured (Homepage), General, Video|Tags: advocacy, autism, autistic, disabilities, Disability, Gerardine Wurzburg, Harvey Lavoy, Henry, Larry Bissonette, Ollibean Art for Change, Pascal Cheng, Stories from the Road, Tampa Museum of Art, Tracy Thresher, Wretches & Jabberers|

Academy Award winner, Gerardine Wurzburg's documentary, "Wretches & Jabberers ", Screening and Q & A at Tampa Theatre . The rockstars of self advocacy, Tracy Thresher and Larry Bissonnette take Tampa by storm, shattering misconceptions of autism and intelligence.

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