Tag Archives: October

Dedicated School For Autistic Students Scrapped By Edmonton Public School Board

Since most Canada has prevented people from sharing news articles on Facebook, a lot of USA people tend to miss out on things like this. I’ll remind everyone that Edmonton is a part of Alberta the province that gets the most hate from the rest of the country for being conservative. “Trustees who voted in favour of axing the school

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Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Salpingectomy and Cystoscopy

Yes, You can have a hysterectomy while being on your period The Journey Leading Up To The Surgery I’ll start this blog post at the beginning of the journey with a visit to my regular doctor. I was having issues staying fit because of heavy periods, and even when I didn’t have my period.. if I did a workout.. well

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Autism Acceptance Week and Applied Behavior Analysis

The only way ABA knows how to “train” a child, to “motivate” them..is to negate their needs or take away their joy. Autism Acceptance Week and Applied Behavior Analysis

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From “Unexpected” to Acceptance: Why Social Skills Programs Must Stop Vilifying Neurodivergent Behaviors

Image description: Five of the “Unthinkable” villains from the Superflex curriculum, including Topic Twistmeister, Body Snatcher, WasFunnyOnce, … From “Unexpected” to Acceptance: Why Social Skills Programs Must Stop Vilifying Neurodivergent Behaviors

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Book Review: I Will Die on This Hill

Sebastian Rubino reviews the long-awaited book, I Will Die on This Hill, by autistic advocate and parent, Jules Edwards, and allistic ally and parent… Book Review: I Will Die on This Hill

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Autism: Not Such a Hidden Disability with Apraxia

Article quick facts: Referring to autism and other neurodivergence as “hidden” or “invisible” lacks nuance because sensory and coordination … Autism: Not Such a Hidden Disability with Apraxia

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“Severe Autism” Is a Label that Tells You Nothing about an Autistic Person

The label “severe” or “profound“ autism is intended to keep you from listening to any autistic people or learning enough to know lobbyists benefit … “Severe Autism” Is a Label that Tells You Nothing about an Autistic Person

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The Military Family Services Has Fallen To Autism Speaks

It is with a heavy heart that I have to report that Military Family Services (MFRC) has fallen to Autism Speaks. They have partnered with Autism Speaks to make a free downloadable toolkit. There have been some comments left by those that know how evil Autism Speaks is but the MFRC refused to listen. Instead they doubled down. I guarantee

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Autistic History: Jim Sinclair

Jim is in the purple   Jim Sinclair is an autistic professional who worked with autistic people. Xe was born in December of 1961. Jim did not start … Autistic History: Jim Sinclair

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Autism day/week/month. What’s the point?

April has always been a difficult time for the autistic community because of autism awareness and acceptance days, weeks or Month (referred to as ‘… Autism day/week/month. What’s the point?

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The Big Gag: Autism science and autistic heresy

Teen nonspeaker Anantha Krishnamurthy compares the treatment of progressive science during the Renaissance era to modern autism science— and it hits … The Big Gag: Autism science and autistic heresy

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Our letter to the Canadian Senate: An Opportunity to Reshape Canada’s Autism Policy Landscape

On March 30, a representative of A4A appeared before the Senate of Canada, on their invitation, to present about federal autism policy. As well, … Our letter to the Canadian Senate: An Opportunity to Reshape Canada’s Autism Policy Landscape

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Discrimination, dehumanization, minimization, vilifying, Autistic slurs and hate speech in the name of ‘autism awareness’ month | Eve Reiland #…

Eve Reiland It’s that time again — Discrimination, dehumanization, minimization, villifying, name calling Autistics and hate speech in the name of ‘… Discrimination, dehumanization, minimization, vilifying, Autistic slurs and hate speech in the name of ‘autism awareness’ month | Eve Reiland #…

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An open letter to Kismutt Rescue from Autistic adults in London Ontario:

London Autistics Standing Together is a peer-support and mutual aid network for Autistic Adults living in London Ontario and the surrounding areas. … An open letter to Kismutt Rescue from Autistic adults in London Ontario:

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Kismutt Rescue and Discrimination

It came to my attention yesterday that an Ontario animal rescue was discriminating against Autistic children. This was horrible because the only reason given for their “rule” was a child’s neurology. They did try to claim that Autistic children were abusive to animals and listed two examples from their own experience. This was immediately called out as bullshit (BS) as

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The Right to Privacy for Nonspeaking Autistics

Nick Barry, a young nonspeaking advocate, writes about how the privacy and autonomy of nonspeakers is often violated by those around them, how it … The Right to Privacy for Nonspeaking Autistics

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Canada’s Autistic-led organization oppose the National Autism Strategy: Here’s why

For more than two years, Canada’s national autistic-led advocacy groups have actively opposed the proposed National Autism Strategy, which has been … Canada’s Autistic-led organization oppose the National Autism Strategy: Here’s why

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Puzzle Piece is Hated by the Autistic Community: the history and what to use instead

A hate symbol. Why is the puzzle piece a hate symbol? I get asked this a lot. They tell me to reclaim it. As a Holocaust educator, no one tells the … Puzzle Piece is Hated by the Autistic Community: the history and what to use instead

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On Using NonSpeaking, Minimally Speaking, Or Unreliably Speaking Over “Non-Verbal”: NonSpeakers Weigh In

“I prefer nonspeaking as I understand all language. Non-verbal suggests I don’t understand language and doesn’t represent how I love language.” On Using NonSpeaking, Minimally Speaking, Or Unreliably Speaking Over “Non-Verbal”: NonSpeakers Weigh In

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An interview with Soma Mukhopadhyay, pioneer of rapid prompting method (RPM)

I would say that the student begins navigating the two-dimensional space of the letterboard then move on to navigating the environment which is in … An interview with Soma Mukhopadhyay, pioneer of rapid prompting method (RPM)

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