AUTISTIC LONELINESS – SOCIAL ISOLATION
How this autistic person became lonely, what it feels like, and what I wish was different.
DEVELOPING BETTER AUTISM LANGUAGE
The language we use mirrors and shapes how we see and treat autistic people. Let’s do better!
THE AUTISTIC DILEMMA – FUNCTIONING LABELS
Why functioning labels are a problem, why people use them, and what we should do instead.
SOCIALIZING WHILE AUTISTIC – HOW TO SURVIVE
Socializing is difficult for most autistic people. Here is why it can be so hard, and what can help autistic people survive social interactions in a non-autistic world with concrete real life examples.
WEEKLY WALL PLANNER – SHOW AND TELL PLUS BUILD INSTRUCTIONS
I just finished a rather big project and thought I would share it with you. I use a large handmade weekly wall planner to help with my Executive Dysfunction, as well as my memory issues. Maybe this is helpful for others. My planner is 74.5 cm wide, 63.5 cm high, and 6 mm thick. Each
SELECTIVE MUTISM- THE FREEZING FEAR THAT STEALS VOICES
05.10.2018
3 comments
ACCOMMODATIONS, ANXIETY, AUTISM, CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS, SELECTIVE MUTISM, SPEECH, TERMINOLOGY
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.
MURDERING DISABLED PEOPLE IS UNACCEPTABLE
About the horribly common murder of disabled people by their parents and guardians. Why the murderers often receive sympathy, why that shouldn’t be the case, and a very long list of young lives brutally ended by the people who should have protected them the most.
“AUTISTIC” AS AN INSULT – STOP!
Why people need to stop using “autistic” as in insult. About the real life consequences misuse of language has for autistic people and what we can do better.
AUTISM SPEAKS “CALL FOR IMPUNITY”
AUTHOR STEVE SILBERMAN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST AUTISM SPEAKS On August 24th 2015 the LA times published the article Autism Speaks needs to do a lot more listening written by author Steve Silberman. In his article Silberman states that even though awareness and attitude towards autism have changed for the better since the 20th century non-autistic