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AGGRESSION – THE WEAPONIZATION OF A FALSE LABEL TO UNDERMINE DEVELOPMENTALLY/INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED PEOPLE’S HUMAN RIGHTS
How and why people commonly weaponize the label “aggression” against developmentally and/or intellectually disabled people, why that’s bad, and how to stop it. […]
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AUTISM AND SELF INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR
Self-injurious behavior gets discussed a lot – but it’s not often that we hear from it from a lived experience. Lets change that and break the stigma! […]
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SELECTIVE MUTISM HELL
Sharing one very personal experience from my Selective Mutism hell, aka school. […]
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STRUGGLING WITH RECEIVING PRAISE
An analysis of why some people struggle with receiving praise and what can help them. […]
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SURVIVING ANXIETY
Anxiety is a common co-occurring condition for many autistic people. It can be severe and disabling. It is for me. Here is how I survive and got better. […]
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SELECTIVE MUTISM- THE FREEZING FEAR THAT STEALS VOICES
Selective Mutism, a severe anxiety disorder, often gets misunderstood, misinterpreted, misdiagnosed, and the term misused. Here is what Selective Mutism is, isn’t, what it’s like, and what can help. […]
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NON-SPEAKING AND NON-VERBAL
What the terms “non-speaking” and “non-verbal” mean, and one experience of being intermittently non-speaking and non-verbal. […]
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