Autism

Emotions Go Both Ways, Unless It’s ABA

“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.”

Poetry: How Do You Know?

Who can change the tesseract that engulfs us towards doom?
Who has all the answers, who can say what life means?
Worst of all, how do you know?

Poetry: Beholden

I can’t tell them it’s all right, but I can be with them.
I am still strong,
and I will never forget the green, and the wind from the high places.
—This is when I am—

Parental Learned Helplessness and ABA

I had small children. It was a dangerous situation, and I was desperate. They said I was teaching him “learned helplessness.” Ironically, that’s exactly what they were teaching me.

We’ve Been Commoditized

Autistic people have been turned into a multi-billion dollar industry despite our ardent protests. The ABA industry leads the charge.

Parody: 50 Shades of ABA

Travis almost didn’t notice the warm hand that was gently massaging his shoulder.

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