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We Cannot Stop
That was something I typed during a discussion on activism, how difficult it is to be heard, and if we are seeing any changes in people’s attitudes, if some people are listening. We cannot stop.…
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Film Review of Documentary “Sounding the Alarm: Battling the Autism Epidemic”
Recently, I decided to watch the new Autism Speaks documentary “Sounding the Alarm: Battling the Autism Epidemic” and live tweet my reaction/outrage in real time. Why did I do this? Well, I had seen clips…
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Dear Google, Do No Harm
Dear Google: I am very concerned about something you are getting yourself into. I am very concerned about the rights of my people if you actually do what you intend to do. I think you…
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Sesame Workshop, I am Your Friend
Sesame Workshop, I am Your Friend. And I want to open your eyes. The partnership with Autism Speaks will hurt so many people, you will destroy your own legacy of inclusion. I know you still…
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Labels
Everybody has probably seen or heard a variation of this: “labels are for soup cans, not people”. This has always bothered me, but I did not know why, until I read a post that explained…
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Accessible Health Care for Autistic Adults
For autistic adults, the barriers to accessing health care can be substantial. Not only are autistic adults more likely to live in poverty and less likely to have access to quality medical care, they may…
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#Autismisnotacrime
#Autismisnotacrime But again, the media suggests we are born with criminal tendencies. There is even a code word: “loner”. Another mass murder, another shooting, and the media jumps in and concludes: the shooter was said…
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What is Autism Positivity? Expressions of PosAutivity: #AutismPositivity2014
We fight against stigmas. We fight to be heard. The world is not generally friendly to Autistics. We still need to remind people that the same rights they have, rights they expect to be recognized,…
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Autistic Motherhood: Honoring Our Personal Choices
When I became pregnant with my daughter, I had no idea that I was autistic. In some ways, missing that key information about myself simplified my path toward motherhood. I wasn’t faced with making the…
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April is Autism Speaks Awareness Month
Warning: I will be using words like “suffering”, “afflicted”, devastating” and “cure” because, unlike autism, which does not have a cure and is not devastating, people affected by Autism Speaks’ Rhetoric Disorder (ASRD) do suffer…
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Stop Combating Me
The enemy Terrorists Criminals Deadly diseases We get together, we put on special and reinforced gear, we arm ourselves with weapons we know will, at least, hurt our enemy, or even exterminate the “evil”. That’s…
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Motherhood: Autistic Parenting and Supports That Make a Difference
The first part in this series looked at the “big” challenges that autistic moms face–the difficulties presented by being diagnosed later in life, the feelings of aloneness, the troubles relating to other moms and interacting…
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