20 Key Things to Know About Autism
2019-11-26
Pete Wharmby, a UK English teacher, shares twenty facts about autistic people that society often gets wrong.
Why I’m Not a High-Functioning Autistic
2019-10-06
"We have now arrived at the ultimate falsehood of high-functioning autism: what this label really means is that you have high outside functioning. I am excellent at pretending to be someone I am not."
Dear Screenwriters and Fiction Writers: “Autistic” Is Not a Bad Word
2019-09-01
Autistic characters can be found in fiction-- in print, television, and in movies-- but their autism is not owned and accepted.
Is It Trauma or Autism? Or Both?
2019-07-25
Being diagnosed with PTSD was one of the most validating things I’ve ever experienced. Not only did it lead me down a path of healing, it helped me to discover my autism.
Learning that I had PTSD was the first
FC, RPM, and How Wikipedia Became Complicit in Silencing Non-speaking Autistics
2019-07-10
Over the past few months, I was involved in an editing dispute on Wikipedia involving the efficacy of facilitated communication (FC) and Rapid Prompting Method (RPM).
… Read more “FC, RPM, and How Wikipedia Became Complicit in Silencing Non-speaking Autistics”What began with one contentious edit has now resulted in the deletion of the
10 Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Autism
2019-06-19
It’s an unfortunate reality that mental illness and neuro-developmental conditions are often much less respected and validated than physical illnesses for the simple reason that they can’t be seen or diagnosed with a screening or a blood test. However, what
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50 Ways Society Gaslights and Stonewalls Autistic People
2019-05-24
Autistic people, adults and children, are infantilized, gaslighted, and manipulated regularly by society– individuals and institutions.
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=&0=& is a form of psychological manipulation that seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or in members of a targeted
“It’s a Spectrum” Doesn’t Mean What You Think
2019-05-04
What you believe the "autism spectrum" means is not what it actually means. It's more like...
Hate, Supremacy, Love, Autism, & What Makes Us Human
2019-05-02
I sometimes forget how many allies, advocates, and friends we have when I have to confront hate on a daily basis. Hate has become an epidemic in our society. There are entire groups devoted to vilifying autistic people. There are
I Read The Script For #Puppetgate and It’s Worse Than We Thought.
2019-04-26
#Puppetgate went viral on social media when a UK theatre announced a play with an autistic puppet who looked like the devil's worst nightmares. On the script...