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
Read moreI was a teenager from Long Island taking the Long Island Railroad into Manhattan. From there I took the A C or E subway train to Greenwich Village in… The Bigotry that is JK Rowling
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The next morning, Med eagerly shows off his ability to move objects to Thun by nudging the milk with his finger. Thun is really excited for Med and asks about it. Med says he didn’t know how until after he kicked the shopping bag. Med says that it’s still pretty tough to do but that he’s getting better at it.
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Thun takes Med shopping, they stop by the electronics section. Thun waves in front of the camera and watches himself waving on the big screen tv. Med thinks it’s pretty cool but of course he can’t be captured by the camera. Thun then takes Med for a dessert treat called Bingsu (similar to an ice cream sundae but with shaved
Read moreImage 1. Source: Chris Bonello, online survey of 11,000+, including 7,491 autistics, published 2022 From a leaked memo to candidates by the Ontario … Election 2022: Ontario NDP’s autism disinformation campaign
Read moreIn March 2022, A4A member Anne Borden King delivered a speech before the Canadian Senate on the need for a paradigm shift in federal autism policy. … “Canadian autism policy needs to move from a charity perspective to a rights perspective”: Autistic-led groups present before the Canadian Senate
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Wow May has gone by pretty quick! There’s been some great weather for cycling, so that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. I admit that I haven’t been recapping dramas as much because after a long cycle I need time to recover. I’ll try to see if I can break my record by hitting 55km in June but so far the
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The next morning Med keeps trying to grab the chocolate cereal box but his hand keeps going through it. Thun comes out of his room wondering what Med is up to. Med says nothing then watches as Thun grabs a bowl and pours himself some cereal. Thun asks if Med wants some, but Med says no. Med asks Thun if
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Med and Thun are walking down the street. Thun is carrying a couple of bags, Med apologizes for bothering him with it but Thun doesn’t seemed concerned about it. Med wonders how Thun knew which traditional desserts to bring for the offering, so Thun tells him that he just Googled it. Med died before Google so he has no clue
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Lu Yi asks Jin Xia if she’s an orphan, Jin Xia replies that when she was a small child, she ran off and lost her family. Jin Xia says that she lived in the orphanage until she was adopted by her current mother. Lu Yi stays silent so Jin Xia says that she has a request but she’s unsure if
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Thun pulls the car up to the cemetery where Med is waiting for him. Thun gets out and apologizes to him, saying that he was so caught up in their conversation that he forgot to burn another incense stick. Med says that it’s okay since he had a lot of fun anyway, he didn’t expect that the world would change
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Med asks Thun where he’s been since he had promised to come back the next year.. and didn’t, Thun says he’s sorry. Med then asks where Thun has been, Thun tells Med that after his dad died, he moved in with his mom. Thun says that afterwards he got so busy trying to get into university that he didn’t have
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April is finally ending! The weather has warmed up enough so that I could go cycling outside. My record for cycling this year stands at 38.77 km but I hope to be able to cycle farther in May. It’s always a bit rough when you start cycling outside again because while indoor trainers are nice they don’t have wind resistance
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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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Med wakes up from his nightmare wondering how the boy he met could be so scary in the dream. Med reminds himself that he is a ghost and so he can’t be afraid of ghosts (keep telling yourself that). While Med is trying to soothe himself he hears a boy crying. It turns out to be Thun, he’s crying because
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Oddly enough most people don’t know that Medic Alert Canada is actually partnered with Garmin Canada! The partnership has been out awhile but it’s amazing how neither organization seems to openly promote this. It seems silly not to promote it since Garmin itself has many health tracking benefits including Stress levels, body battery, and so much more! However Medic Alert
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A boy sits sits up on his bed propped up by pillows as he listens to music on his tape player. Suddenly his heart starts to thump loudly and he has trouble moving, he goes searching frantically for something, but can’t find it before he collapses and dies. Elsewhere in the house others are putting birthday candles on a cake
Read moreJim 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
Read moreApril 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?
Read moreTeen 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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Gene continues down memory lane until he comes near the old hiding spot. He hears Nubsib’s voice as Nubsib scolds him for going over to another person’s house. All of a sudden a hand taps Gene on the shoulder saying “tag you’re it!” The hand belonged to adult Nubsib but when Gene turns around, younger Nubsib tells Gene to close
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Tum visits his sister at the modelling agency, he tells her that they need to talk. Tum is quiet at first so P’Tarm tells him to just spit it out already as she doesn’t have all day. Tum tells her that he wants to resign. P’Tarm says that she refuses to let him quit since what happened wasn’t a big
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4 Months Later… Hin is packing up when he gets a call from Bua. She wants to know if he can come in, Bua says that she has something urgent to tell him. Hin tells her that he’ll be right in. After he hangs up, he grabs a white envelope and holds it for a few moments while thinking. Hin
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Tum knocks on Gene’s door but is surprised by how bad Gene looks when he opens it. Tum asks if Gene is okay. Gene doesn’t answer, instead he walks into the kitchen while Tum follows. Gene asks why Tum is there, so he tells Gene that he is there to take Gene to the press conference. Gene asks about Nubsib
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Aoey is texting from inside the meeting when Tiffy offers him some comfort. Outside the meeting, Tum is pretty stressed when Gene shows up. Gene asks about Nubsib and Tum says that he’s been talking to Tum’s sister for awhile now. Tum leads the way to the meeting with Gene close behind him. Tum announces Gene’s arrival to everyone at
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Gene enters Bua’s office and asks why she wanted to see him. Bua was facing the window but she turns around after a few moments to tell Gene to take a seat. Bua asks him if he’s seen the news, Gene nods. She tells him that sales are plummeting and that the publishing house is in a tough spot, then
Read moreOn 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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Inside Gene’s condo, Gene asks Hin what’s going on. Hin is reluctant to talk about it though, so he points out that he brought Gene some snacks. Gene however knows that something is wrong, so he tells Hin to stop being awkward and just say whatever he needs to say. Hin says that he’s actually there because of Gene, then
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The tweet gains traction fast as people blame Gene for Nubsib and Aoey not having very many couple moments lately. The #SibGene is all over twitter with fans saying that the male lead is misbehaving and that the writer can’t keep it in his pants. Another twitter account accuses Gene of stealing Nubsib from Aoey. Gene is blissfully unaware of
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Pan is now back in her original body and some time has passed as they are now attending P’Kim’s funeral. Khett gives the eulogy At least he was supposed to, but Khett notices that P’Way standing back near the tree, so he goes over to him. Khett tells P’Way that he doesn’t think that he should be the one to
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P’Way tosses the coin and loses the bet just as the doctors are giving up on CPR. Pan lies in the field where she fell, in her head she apologizes to Khett because he did so much for her but she didn’t care much for him. She says that even in P’Kim’s body, being so close to Khett she didn’t
Read moreEve 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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The Angel of Death says that it’s a piece of cake, Pan just has to find someone that loves her. Pan says that’s the problem.. she tells the Angel to look at her, who would love someone like Pan. Thank goodness P’Way is there because he asks Pan if she’s really sure about that, then asks her to think about
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Pan tells P’Way that she’s been in P’Kim’s body all these times, but she has to leave it now. P’Way doesn’t understand what Kim is saying. P’Way grabs some more darts to throw at the board. Kim says that he knows what he’s saying is hard to believe. Kim asks P’Way to think about it, ever since the accident, Kim
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Kim returns to his room at home. While he’s practicing his new permanent role as Kim, he goes over to the bookshelf to study. Which is when he finds an envelope that contains tickets with the #WayKimForever. Kim looks at the dartboard for a moment, then Khet comes rushing in demanding to know what Kim is up to. Kim angrily
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After seeing Khett’s grief for P’Kim, Kim leaves and goes to the hospital. There he sees Pan’s Dad arguing with someone about money. Pan’s Dad doesn’t have any to spare especially with Pan now in a coma. The jerk says that Pan’s Dad hasn’t changed, his wife has been dead and now her daughter is his burden and that’s why
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Khett is waiting for Kim, he tells Kim that they have to talk. Khett says that he heard everything. Khett knows all about the choice that Kim has to make, whether he stays in P’Kim’s body or goes back to Pan’s body. When Kim nods, Khett says that the decision is easy, Kim should go back to Pan’s body. Kim
Read moreIt’s April which is commonly known as Autism Awareness Month. Autistic people are being subjected to Parent Advocates and the tragedy narrative all over the internet this month. Medic Alert Canada was also sadly quite guilty of this. They featured a Video that was labeled as Autism Safety: Resources, tools and advice from experienced moms. However there was 1 Mom
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Kim and Khett make it to the hospital to see the doctors performing CPR on Pan’s body. Pan’s dad demands to know what’s wrong with his daughter, but the doctors don’t answer him, and tell everyone to leave. The group waits in the hallway, Pan’s dad sits in a chair while the trio of friends stand a fair distance away.
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Jin Xia looks like she’s having fun singing Chinese Opera when she finishes it’s Lu Yi’s turn but he doesn’t sing anything. Jin Xia prompts him saying that it’s his turn but Lu Yi doesn’t look interested in at all. Jin Xia tells Chang Sheng that her brother’s memory isn’t very good, so he forgets his lines, then offers to
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Wow another month has come and gone.. where did March go? The weather has been pretty nice, so I managed to get in a few good walks this month. I even managed to walk down and up a huge hill. I did that walk two days in a row.. and my body said no to a third day, as I
Read moreLondon 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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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 next day Gene is at a cafe, he snaps a quick picture of his food & drink sending it as a text to Nubsib. He tells Nubsib that he will meet him after class, as he’s waiting for Hin at a cafe nearby anyway. Nubsib texts back an agreement to meet at the cafe. A moment later Hin shows
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Later that night Gene is on his phone while the first episode of Bad Engineer plays. Nubsib comes over and asks him what he’s doing. Gene says that he’s making an Instagram story post because it’s the first episode of the drama. Nubsib wonders why Gene hasn’t dried his hair yet but Gene says that his hair will dry on
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Nubsib eagerly awaits Gene downstairs. Gene’s Dad opens the door and comes down first though. Nubsib greets him, Gene’s dad comments that the moment he gives Nubisb permission, he shows up. Gene’s dad says that kids these days really get quite eager, Nubsib can only smile and agree. Gene’s dad tells Nubsib that his dad had already texted him, so
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So after all the tears from last episode, this episode starts off the next morning at Gene’s house with the family having breakfast, and it’s full of tense silence. If you thought having breakfast at the table was bad, try taking out the trash. Gene’s Mom and Nubsib’s Mom are both taking out the trash and when Gene’s Mom tries
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That night, Kim fills Soda in on the phone about why P’Kim did what he did. Soda is shocked and says that she can’t imagine doing that for anyone. Kim says that they can now see clearly how much P’Kim loved P’Way. Kim asks why Soda doesn’t seem happy since their ship of P’Way and P’Kim is real. Soda says
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P’Way drags Kim into a gym storage room. Kim’s phone immediately starts to ring so P’Way grabs it, seeing that it’s Khett, he declines the call and hands it back to Kim. Khett then calls P’Way’s phone when he can’t get a hold of Kim. P’Way declines that call too and asks Kim what’s wrong with his brother. Kim doesn’t
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P’Kim is practicing for his conversation with P’Way when Khett comes into the bathroom claiming that he just wants to brush his teeth. He listens as Kim continues to practice but the lines he uses are similar to when one is breaking up with someone, not a person that is rejecting the other before a relationship starts as Khett is
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P’Way comes back to his bedroom with the football that P’Way wrote on, asking him to be his boyfriend. He sits down and stares at it as he remembers what happened back at the gym. P’Way gave a very heartfelt love confession and poor Kim realized that P’Way was actually in love with P’Kim and not Pan. P’Way never realized
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As the song from the zither fades, Yang Yue claps openly before remembering that his place. Lu Yi smiles briefly before saying that the sound of Zhai Lanye’s music lingers beautifully. Zhai Lanye replies that people often say it takes ten years to learn the Pipa **Chinese Lute** and one year to learn the Zither. She says that it’s really
Read moreNick 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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The dinner party is effectively over and it’s clear that there’s a rift between the two families after Gene’s announcement. Nueng is still supportive and so is Jab but unfortunately the parents are in silent anger mode. Gene and Nubisb have a tough time saying goodbye, Nubsib tells his father that they didn’t do anything wrong. Nubsib’s dad tell him
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Nubsib and Aoey are acting out the love confession scene in Bad Engineer but Director Mai yells cut because Nubsib is having trouble saying “I Love you” like he means it. Director Mai reminds Nubsib that he’s done well so far but he can’t mess up this scene as it’s the peak of the story. The director tells Nubsib that
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Aoey looks all depressed at the bar and even holds back a few sobs but since he tried to drug Gene.. I have zero sympathy for him. He eventually turns on his cell phone to stare at a picture of Nubsib and Gene at the press event. He then flips through a few more pictures of Gene on his phone,
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Gene was making food when his phone notifications went off. He comes over to the table to check them out. The first two were from Nubsib reminding him to eat, then there were messages from Aoey. Aoey sent him a picture of a person that looked like Nubsib sitting next to him at a bar, but then sends a text
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P’Way admits that he doesn’t know what’s going on here, but that after Kim’s accident he could tell that things were different. P’Way says that after that night when they had BBQ, he started to see Kim differently. P’Way admits that it was also because of Khett telling him that Kim wasn’t the same person that he used to know.
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P’Way is busy fixing the faucet and Kim comments that he’s doing a lot better than the two of them. Khett replies that Kim doesn’t know for sure that P’way can fix the faucet since it’s not easy, which is when P’Way announces to them that’s he’s finished fixing it. This pleases Kim and surprises Khett. P’Way says that it’s
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This month was huge because I got an indoor exercise bike from Costco that is IFIT compatible. I’ve been exploring the programs, testing out various beginner ones as I prepare myself for spring when I can actually go outdoors on my own bike and cycle around. Oddly enough I even managed to lose a little bit of weight, but I’m
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