Access to Communication is a Human Right
2019-11-27
Three nonspeaking autistic students advocate for communication choice rights and full participation in their own IEP and inclusion plans.
Poetry: Echelons of Autism
2019-11-26
Poetry about the levels of autism and where one autistic woman falls in that hierarchy of support needs.
The View from Here – But You Can SPEAK!
2019-11-26
Ashna and William are autistic teens who can speak, but the words that come or are often unreliable. They communicate more accurately by spelling to communicate via the rapid promoting method.
An Open Letter to Parents of Autistic Children.
2019-11-22
Mike Wise writes a letter to parents of autistic children asking them to think about how their presence in the autism community impacts autistics.
How My Parents Handled My Autism and How They Set A Good Example
2019-11-18
Do you parent your autistic child like, "It's for their own good," rather than, "It is something that actually makes them comfortable in their own skin"?
Autism and Gender
2019-11-15
Grasping the unique relationship between autistic people and their genders is an essential component of understanding the autistic experience.
Hardcore, Soft Heart: Positive Activism as a Die Hard Rebel
2019-11-10
I’m a punk. I’m a rebel. I think one of the most badass things you can do is fight the system, and the biggest system there is is the culture of division and the human nature of defensiveness.
Emotions Go Both Ways, Unless It’s ABA
2019-11-10
“Of the fighters who were born with their horns and flyers born with wings, they will never be tamed things. Neurodiversity is in their genes.”
Take Me and My Letterboard Out to the Ballgame
2019-11-07
Trevor, a nonspeaking teen, was worried about attending his first ballgame in a stadium. He was afraid of the noise and sensory overload. Here’s how it went.
An Open Letter to ASHA Regarding the new BCS-AAC and BCS-ASD Certifications
2019-11-07
An open letter to ASHA on the upcoming BCS-AAC and BCS-ASD credentials which will force SLPs to be trained in ABA.