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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.…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →#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…
Read More →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,…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →Love, Not Fear
Life with respect. Love, not fear Acceptance and joy. Love, not fear. Human diversity. Accept Love Do not fear Autistic rights, human rights Love, not fear Neurodiversity Autistics are neurodivergent Diversity is part of…
Read More →Parent Expectations and Autism Acceptance
I have to cite the hateful Op-Ed Autism Speaks’ co-founder Suzanne Wright wrote a coupe of months ago. It took me a while to process one of the many discussions I was part of and…
Read More →Non-speaking Autistic Activist Responds to Suzanne Wright of Autism Speaks
She starts the article by asking what we would do if three million children went missing or felt gravelly ill; she says we would use every national resource. She also says that: “we’ve for the…
Read More →AWN Squares Off with Autism Speaks Over National Autism Plan
On Wednesday, the Autism Women’s Network (AWN) condemned Autism Speaks’, Suzanne Wright, and all entities involved in the publication of “Autism Speaks to Washington- A Call for Action” and its hostile and dishonest portrayal of…
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