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A Partial History of Ableist Language 26 Jul 2013 | 10:18 pm
Adam Thometz angryautie.wordpress.com I recently came across a post by Lydia Brown at Autistic Hoya, one of my favorite autism/disability blogs, in which she creates a glossary of ableist vocabulary....
Disability discrimination at St. Rita School in Marin Co., California 25 Jul 2013 | 01:54 am
Emily Willingham www.emilywillinghamphd.com Emily Willingham attempted to enroll her autistic son at St. Rita School, a private school in California. She supplied documentation demonstrating that h.....
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism: The Book 7 Jun 2013 | 03:00 pm
We're excited to let you know that Thinking Person's Guide to Autism is coming to Kepler's Bookstore in Menlo Park on Tuesday June 25th at 7:30 pm. Editors Shannon Des Roches Rosa, Jennifer Byde Myer...
(Not) a Little Slow 4 Jun 2013 | 03:00 pm
Cynthia Kim musingsofanaspie.com There is a moment I dread in conversations with strangers: the moment when that stranger -- that person I’ve been talking to for a minute or two or five -- decides I’...
The Empathy Question: Theory of Mind, Culture, and Understanding 24 May 2013 | 03:00 pm
Nicole Nicholsen womanwithaspergers.wordpress.com Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg’s Autism and Empathy website started me thinking about the whole empathy question in regards to autistic people -- again. In ...
"Is Your Son Really That Difficult?" 22 May 2013 | 09:02 pm
Shannon Des Roches Rosa www.squidalicious.com Photo © Merrick Brown at Flickr "Is Your Son Really That Difficult?" That's what the well-meaning blinds salesperson who just left my house asked me, a...
On the Sad End to the Search for Mikaela Lynch 20 May 2013 | 07:40 pm
Kerima Çevik theautismwars.blogspot.com Last week the body of Mikaela Lynch, age 9, Autistic, was found in a nearby lake where she apparently drowned. I am sorry to say that when I saw the red flags ...
Puberty Resources: The Girls' Guide to Growing Up 17 May 2013 | 03:00 pm
We get frequent requests for puberty and sexuality resources and information. While in general, good frank resources are good frank resources -- witness the UU Our Whole Lives Lifespan Sexuality Educa...
Parenting in the Park 15 May 2013 | 03:00 pm
arbitrary I took both of my children to the park the other day. It shouldn't be some sort of big announcement that a mom takes her kids to the park, but I was by myself with my two children, who have...
Imagine 13 May 2013 | 03:00 pm
David M. Davison fightingforhope.wordpress.com Imagine needing order in a disorderly world. Imagine creating order, and being laughed at for doing so. Imagine needing precision in an imprecise worl...
