TOO AUTISTIC OR NOT AUTISTIC ENOUGH FALSELY LABELING FUNCTIONING I am going to introduce you to a concept I have been thinking about a lot recently related to functioning labels. I call it “The Autistic Dilemma” and it describes following: OTHER PEOPLE DECLARE AUTISTIC PEOPLE EITHER TOO AUTISTIC OR NOT AUTISTIC ENOUGH AND EITHER WAY […]
CHALLENGING? WHY AND FOR WHOM? “Challenging Behavior” is an entirely arbitrary made-up concept that allows abled people to force disabled people into norms that are also completely arbitrary and made-up. The concept of the term “challenging behavior” suggests two things: 1. That the behavior in question is in itself a problem. 2. That the person […]
