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Meet Amy Sequenzia, AWN Contributing Writer
What is fun about me? I don’t know if other people think it is fun, but my synesthetic experience is awesome. I see colors and movement when I listen to music. I also see and feel…
Read More →An Open Letter About Autism Acceptance to Pope Francis from Amy Sequenzia
Dear Pope Francis: I think I am supposed to call you “Your Holiness”. I am here to teach you some important things about autism, about being Autistic, and about Autism Speaks. You recently met with…
Read More →My Human Value is Inherent to My Existence
This article is not supposed to incite pity, or even anger. I am just hoping a few people will at least try to empathize with the many typists who are dismissed, ignored, attacked, dehumanized, silenced,…
Read More →My Right to Communicate Does Not Depend On Your Bigotry
From time to time typed communication, and people like me who use typing as our chosen method of communication, are attacked and disrespected under the guise of “protecting our human rights”. Actually, the attacks never…
Read More →Real Independence
Most people believe that the only valuable life achievement of a disabled person like me (non-speaking Autistic with high support needs) is “to be independent”. I already wrote about how the concept of independence is…
Read More →Parenting and Advocating With Autistic Children
Parents of Autistic children have to learn how to advocate for supports in school, in the community, and even at home. This is not something that gets done after a few hours, or a few…
Read More →Autistic Representation Needs Autistic Voices
Hollywood loves talking about autism but refuses to talk to Autistics. When a new show or movie with an Autistic character airs, writers, directors and producers pat themselves on the back because they are so…
Read More →ABA Providers Making Fun of Autistic People
I have already written about my thoughts on ABA. I do believe it is dehumanizing, and is used to make Autistics act in a way that pleases non-autistic people. Many will say that ABA teaches…
Read More →Autism Parenting Magazine – Disinformation and Silencing of Autistics
I’ve read an article on the online Autism Parenting Magazine that was so bad, my initial reaction was a giant WTF? It was written by someone who clearly doesn’t know anything about autism. The magazine…
Read More →Menopause: Just When You Felt Less Socially Awkward
JUST when I had finally stopped obsessively worrying that I might possibly be offending someone somewhere; just when I had started feeling (almost) comfortable socializing with humans, rather than pets, at dinner parties; just when…
Read More →The Failings of Person First Language
I am Autistic. I am disabled. Almost every time I make these statements, I hear from someone – that I don’t know – correcting me: “You are not autistic, you are a “person with autism”.…
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