Category Archives: Growing Up Autistic

Is Autism a Disability or a Difference?

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. French Translation: L’autisme est-il un handicap ou use différence? So many ideas in the larger autism community often become a debate. As […]

Crossing Sign Conundrums

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. Over the course of my life I have seen many kinds of crossing signs. When I go to a college campus […]

Inclusion – How it Works Best for This Autistic

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. As an autistic, I sometimes feel boxed in by the best practice strategy of inclusion. Please don’t get me wrong – […]

Excerpt From Paper Words: Discovering and Living with My Autism

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. I remember with fondness my institutional social worker and some of my favorite aides who began group therapy sessions with a […]