I’ll only flourish in an environment that lets me be authentic, so I need to channel my grandmother and keep her influence around me. It’s not about being better. It’s about maximizing my unique, clumsy effort.
The reality of what it is like to be masked autistic seeking help: gaslighting, dead ends, and dismissive, vague suggestions are the pinnacle of “support” available.
An Open Letter to the NYT: Acknowledge the Controversy Surrounding ABA with an in-depth exploration of the murky ethical issues that surround Applied Behavior Analysis.
Before I knew I was autistic, I was pushed into a position at a new job as an ABA registered behavior technician. This is my experience with the training course… or how to become an ABA therapist online in 2 days.
Autism Speaks, help clean up your mess! The time is now to demand that Autism Speaks show repentance and pay reparations for the outbreaks and deaths from formerly-eradicated diseases such as measles, pertussis, mumps, and polio.
Mike Wise writes a letter to parents of autistic children asking them to think about how their presence in the autism community impacts autistics.
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”?
The media has an obligation to uphold objectivity, fairness, and ethical reporting– but the coverage of autistic and other disabled folk is rife with inspiration porn.
The prevailing school of thought is to use person-first language, or “person with autism,” to emphasize humanity primarily; however, most autistics disagree…
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
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