Category Archives: Activism/Advocacy

Murdering Autistics is WRONG

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. It happened again. An autistic was murdered by his mother. His name was Alejandro and he was 9 years old. The […]

Autistically Thriving!

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Finally, after almost two years since it’s beginning, my newest book is in the printing process! A lot (besides working as […]

Toxic Autism Awareness: Fact from Fiction?

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. During the past week I have run into two different people in my personal life who have expressed erroneous beliefs about […]

11-9: Why the Disability Community is Grieving

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. 11-9 feels so much to our disability community like 9-11 to our society. Our grief is deep. We are not being […]

Disability Policy: Clinton Versus Trump

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. In a few weeks we will have elected a new President of the United States. Many of us get our information […]

Providing Sameness and Routine While Living In Unfamiliar Surroundings

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Many children with special needs thrive in an environment with a high degree of predictability, sameness and routine. In the aftermath […]

Realities of Being an Autistic Therapist

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. In my work as a clinician licensed in my state to provide mental health therapy, many parents of children diagnosed with […]

Teaching Autistic People

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Just like people of all ages can learn, so is it that autistic people of all ages can learn. It is […]

Autistic People: Persons or Projects?

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Autistic people experience the world differently than non-autistic people experience the world. One reasons for this difference is the autistic sensory […]