AUTPHOBIA AND AUTMISIA
What autphobia and autmisia are, why they’re bad, and how we can fight them. […]
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. […]
THE MURDER OF DISABLED PEOPLE
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 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. […]
ECHOLALIA – COMFORT IN REPETITION
Repeating words or phrases is an autistic trait most people are familiar with. But what is echolalia really? What’s its purpose? What does it feel like? Let’s take an unpathologized inside look at it. […]
WHY I BOYCOTT AUTISM SPEAKS
Autism Speaks claims to be a charity helping autistic people. But are they really? Here is an in depth look at their agenda, methods, and finances. […]