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Things I Need to Say

July 16, 2013

I have been thinking about writing this post for a while but I always stopped myself. The main reason is that I wanted to be gentle with my words, even though it hurts to write.…

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Autism Women’s Network Calls for Federal Hate Crime Prosecution for the Murder of Alex Spourdalakis

July 11, 2013

On Sunday June 9, 2013, an Autistic young man was found murdered by his mother and godmother in yet another tragic act of violence against a disabled person. After repeatedly attempting to poison 14-year-old Alex…

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Activist

June 24, 2013

I blog regularly for two websites and anyone can find my mini biography on those sites. Until recently, my bio said “Autistic self-advocate”. I changed that to the more comprehensive “Autistic Activist”. First, I am…

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We Are All Part of One Spectrum

June 6, 2013

“We are all equally distant from the sun, but we all have a share in it.” -Thornton Wilder  I heard this quote and the first thing that came to my mind was “neurodiversity”. The second…

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Vectors of Autism, a Documentary with Laura Nagle

May 14, 2013

Laura Nagle is an self advocate on the autistic spectrum. She has given various presentations on autism over the past five years, particularly on topics related to educating others about autism and promoting the civil…

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Autism Positivity Everyday

May 4, 2013

Autism Autistic Awesome Autism is awesome. AUSOME Positive thinking Positive actions Positively Autistic. We laugh and we cry. We pause. The words and ideas We create We protest We come together We think about change.…

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My Neurodiverse Marriage

April 15, 2013

I’ve been trying to write about my marriage for quite a while now, but it is very difficult because there are so many complicated sinews both holding my marriage together and pushing it apart. Which…

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I am Autistic

April 11, 2013

It is my turn to talk about identity. I want to write about it because I know who I am and I am the one who decides how I identify myself. And I am Autistic.…

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Autism and Judaism

April 11, 2013

Like all human beings my unique personal identity is composed of many facets. I am a woman. I am a mother. I am a daughter and a wife, a Democrat, a citizen of the United…

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#AutismUpside

April 8, 2013

Those of us living on the Autistic spectrum, as well as those of us loving someone on the spectrum, are quite aware of autism; so much so that an entire month of “awareness” doesn’t seem…

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Autism Speaks, I Want to Say

March 28, 2013

I want to say that I speak for myself concerning my neurology and how I communicate. I want to say that if you want to show the benefits of AAC, you should ask AAC users…

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Not Good Enough, Autism Speaks

March 4, 2013

I watched a video about AAC changing lives of non-speaking Autistics. It sounded great and the title – I Want to Say – seemed to indicate that our voices, the voices of Autistics who type…

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