“SILENCING-AUTISTIC-PEOPLE” BINGO
For Autism Acceptance Month 2020 (non-autistics tend to call it “Autism Awareness Month”) I created the “SILENCING-AUTISTIC-PEOPLE BINGO” – a bingo card showing off 25 common silencing tactics people use against autistic people, to try to silence them. How many of these have been used against you? Anyone got BINGO yet? [Clicking the below image
EYE CONTACT
Why autistic people rarely make eye contact, and why trying to “correct” that is harmful.
SHELTERED WORKSHOPS – AND AUTISM
A look at how well sheltered workshops are equipped to support autistic people.
SHELTERED WORKSHOPS – SHOULD THEY BE ABOLISHED?
The problems with sheltered workshops and what can be done to fix them.
10 THINGS PARENTS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW
Some heart-felt advice from a former autistic child for parents of autistic children. 10 things parents of autistic children should know.
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
CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR – AN ABLEIST CONCEPT
“Challenging behavior” is a commonly used term and concept. But it shouldn’t be. Why the concept is discriminatory and harmful and how we can do better.