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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. […]
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AGGRESSION – THE WEAPONIZATION OF A FALSE LABEL TO UNDERMINE DEVELOPMENTALLY/INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED PEOPLE’S HUMAN RIGHTS
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. […]
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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. […]
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SHELTERED WORKSHOPS – PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
My personal experience working in a sheltered workshop as an autistic person. […]
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SHELTERED WORKSHOPS – WORK EXAMPLES
Real, first hand work examples from my work at a sheltered workshop with pictures. […]
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SHELTERED WORKSHOPS – SHOULD THEY BE ABOLISHED?
The problems with sheltered workshops and what can be done to fix them. […]
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COLOR HYPERSENSITIVITY
What color hypersensitivity is, and what living with it is like for an autistic person. […]
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