by Amy SequenziaFrom time to time I find myself writing about typed communication, and how Autistic typists are devalued by “autism specialists”.There is a very vocal group of people – the “autism experts” or “autism specialists” – who refuse to accept that we can feel human feelings, that we can think complex thoughts, that we…
There is a reason why the subtitle of this blog mentions “chaos”–our family has an odd history of periodic descents into chaos. Our latest round arrived abruptly at the beginning of April. A new puppy, increasing dementia in a parent, increasing seizures in a child, re-roofing the house, a violent crime, emergency rooms, unpleasant interactions with the police, anxiety attacks, depression: it all hit at the same time. I had just finished the series of posts on autism and intelligence, and was about to start a new series on autism and emotion when disaster struck and kept on striking. So I haven’t written anything in a while. But the tide seems to be turning (knock on wood), so I hope to be back to fairly regular posts soon. Thanks to everyone who has been supportive.
Are You Paying Attention When Disabled People Write about Ableism?When I, and other disabled people write about ableism, we don’t do it because we like the topic. We do it because we DON’T like it but experience it every day. We do it because we are protesting the many ways we are objectified, dismissed, ignored…
No more deficit based Autism Awareness. Autism Acceptance focuses on the strengths and abilities of autistic people.The post Autism Awareness and Autism Acceptance appeared first on Ollibean.
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