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Things I Need to Say
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.…
Read More →Autism Women’s Network Calls for Federal Hate Crime Prosecution for the Murder of Alex Spourdalakis
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…
Read More →Activist
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…
Read More →We Are All Part of One Spectrum
“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…
Read More →Vectors of Autism, a Documentary with Laura Nagle
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…
Read More →Autism Positivity Everyday
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.…
Read More →My Neurodiverse Marriage
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…
Read More →I am Autistic
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.…
Read More →Autism and Judaism
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…
Read More →#AutismUpside
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…
Read More →Autism Speaks, I Want to Say
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…
Read More →Not Good Enough, Autism Speaks
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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