A Nonspeaker’s Letter to Young Autistics,
benbreaux
January 30, 2022
Nonspeaking advocate Ben Breaux writes a letter to young autistics explaining the journey to communication.
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Open Letter to Young Autistics from a Nonspeaker
TrevorTypes
January 6, 2022
Trevor Byrd is a NeuroClastic audience favorite and nonspeaking teen advocate. He pens a letter to young autistics to let them know they’re not alone.
Poetry: The Nest
Amelia Jane
November 25, 2021
Nonspeaking poet Amelia Jane longs for her voice to be heard. Her winged thoughts perch on the mind and sing of triumph.
A new poem: I’m Rightly Rogue
Noah McSweeney
November 25, 2021
Nonspeaking poet Noah McSweeny muses on having the words, having the interest, wanting to connect, and wishing his tongue would obey his mind.
Poetry: Anonymous
Anantha Krishnamurthy
November 25, 2021
Anantha Krishnamurthy’s mind is a symphony and his body is a sound cage. This powerful poem is itself a beautiful triumph of sheer Will.
Hecklers from the Penn State conference not finished: Drexel professor decides which Autistics are really autistic
Terra Vance
November 7, 2021
Hecklers from Drexel University showed up to the Penn State conference to harass the nonspeaking presenters, then they published a slanderous article claiming most presenters were not really autistic.
The Autistic Boy Who Became Typical
GregoryTino
October 1, 2021
Gregory Tino is a nonspeaking advocate who didn’t gain access to reliable communication until discovering S2C as an adult. This short story explores what he would gain, and lose, if he became non-autistic.
900 ABA Professionals Have Weighed in on the Use of Electroshock at Judge Rotenberg Center
NeuroClastic
August 26, 2021
NeuroClastic surveyed 900 professionals from the field of applied behavior analysis to measure attitudes about the use of electroshock punishment at the Judge Rotenberg Center.
On Using NonSpeaking, Minimally Speaking, Or Unreliably Speaking Over “Non-Verbal”: NonSpeakers Weigh In
NeuroClastic
August 14, 2021
“I prefer nonspeaking as I understand all language. Non-verbal suggests I don’t understand language and doesn’t represent how I love language.”
REVIEW: The Reason I Jump – An Unusual Film With a Very Important Message
Ben Breaux
August 2, 2021
Ben Breaux, nonspeaking autistic advocate and author, reviewed the award-winning film, The Reason I Jump, an adaptation of Naoki Higashida’s best-selling memoir of the same title. Breaux interviewed several members of the cast and crew to pen this critically-important and profoundly-insightful analysis of the film.
