Monday Dec. 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
byThe Art of Autism joins the United Nations on December 3, 2018, with this year’s message – “Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness…
Advocacy
The Right to Vote and Autism
byThe Art of Autism encourages those on the autism spectrum to vote. Many candidates have disability platforms. For many on the autism spectrum, disability…
21 Tips for Presuming Competence
byBy Debra Muzikar In the disability world, presuming competence means that a person with a disability has the ability to think, learn and understand…
Person First Language – autistic, person with autism, aspergian, aspienaut?
byby Debra Muzikar (this was written in 2016 and updated in 2018) In the last couple of weeks I’ve received a couple of emails…
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and National Bullying Prevention Month
byWith an estimate of 90 percent of autistic people who are either unemployed or under employed the Art of Autism realizes that raising awareness…
The fallacy of high and low-functioning autism
by“Calling someone ‘high-functioning’ discounts and dismisses their needs and struggles…and contributes to arrogance and ignorance. Calling someone ‘low-functioning’ discounts and dismisses their strengths and…
What is Ableism
byMany people who are non-disabled have difficulty understanding the barriers in society that disabled people face. Ableism comes in the form of stereotypes, assumptions,…
Neurodiversity: a person, a perspective, a movement?
byBy Debra Muzikar Last year The Art of Autism posted a blog on Person First Language (PFL) which proved to be educational for me…