WHY I DON’T CALL AUTISM AN INVISIBLE DISABILITY
Many people call autism an “invisible disability” because, as they say, you can’t tell someone is autistic just from looking at them. I challenge that view and explain why.
AGGRESSION – THE WEAPONIZATION OF A FALSE LABEL TO UNDERMINE DEVELOPMENTALLY/INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED PEOPLE’S HUMAN RIGHTS
03.10.2021
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AGGRESSION, ANXIETY, AUTISM, MELTDOWNS, SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR, SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR
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.
INTRODUCING THE HOLISTIC MODEL OF DISABILITY
Introducing the Holistic Model of Disability, which aims to provide a full picture of disability, while being inclusive of all disabled people and their experiences.
SHELTERED WORKSHOPS – PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
My personal experience working in a sheltered workshop as an autistic person.
SHELTERED WORKSHOPS – WORK EXAMPLES
Real, first hand work examples from my work at a sheltered workshop with pictures.
SHELTERED WORKSHOPS – SHOULD THEY BE ABOLISHED?
The problems with sheltered workshops and what can be done to fix them.
COLOR HYPERSENSITIVITY
What color hypersensitivity is, and what living with it is like for an autistic person.