Sometimes, we have to learn someone’s language and trust them when they communicate who they are in order to find their rhythm.
Teens Bekki Semenova and Ellie Rebarbar shine a light on selective mutism, an anxiety disorder that is often misunderstood and needs more awareness and acceptance.
When experts say your Autistic child has low IQ and obstacles to learning, but they are curious and intelligent, ignore that number. It doesn’t define them.
This is what it was like being autistic (albeit not knowing it at the time) and attending public school with no accommodations or support, at least not that which would have done me any good.
Mike Wise recalls his time as an autistic student placed in seclusion as a punishment for being impulsive or not getting his work done.
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.
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