The Harmful Lessons We Teach Autistic Kids
Jude Clee
November 24, 2019
The lessons that autistic children learn on the playground are often different from the ones their peers pick up.
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The Long Term Impact of Bullying
Mike Wise
November 11, 2019
Mike Wise talks about his experience as being fully autistic but before anyone who was speaking could be diagnosed that way. Bullying was treated as a rite of passage and empowered, even by his teachers.
How to Help Teachers Understand and Accommodate Your Autistic Teen
Shelly Willoughby
September 30, 2019
“I could tell she had no idea my son was autistic. She asked him why he wasn’t in class and …and he looked away and wouldn’t say anything else.”
Dungeons and Dragons and Not Hating Myself for Five Freaking Minutes.
artsaflame
September 5, 2019
…Warriors are good at some things, like smashing things with an axe and using all kinds of weapons, and wizards are good at others, like casting spells and knowing a lot about things you may come across. Every class has its own specialties and affinities, and a group needs a diverse set of characters to be able to tackle the challenges ahead. As I playfully filled out character sheets with what I imagined my own stats would be, it made me realize– “I’ve been playing the game of life all wrong.”
Bullying and Resignation
Jeremy
February 20, 2019
Resignation. “The acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable.”[note]https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/resignation[/note] I believe resignation is the saddest emotion one can experience, and it’s almost as sad to witness
Growing up with Selective Mutism
patrickmagpie
December 2, 2018
The drive from Wellington, Florida to Chicago takes nineteen hours for a family of average luck. Two days between the promise of a new adventure
Challenges and discrimination for autistic children in school
Scotty P and Me
November 11, 2018
The pure lack of knowledge and understanding of Autism has been the catalyst for teachers treating Scott with utter disrespect, neglect, and abuse. I am a teacher myself, and my husband is a manager in the health and disability sector. We have walked away from many meetings scratching our heads at the utter ignorance and inflexibility in attitudes and practices.