The politics of autism – an interview with John Pitney Jr.
byAutism politics is like faculty politics on PCP. An Interview with John Pitney Jr., Professor of Politics, Claremont McKenna College, Author of The Politics…
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A Tipping Point in Autism: a message from the Founders of the Art of Autism
byA Call for Constructive Conversations with Each Other and with Ourselves By Keri Bowers and Debra Muzikar, Co-founders, The Art of Autism A tipping…
A Middle School essay on inclusion: counting everyone in the everyone category
byMaybe Eleanor would have loved to join the book club? I think about the many, many times that Eleanor has had similar things happen…
A Physician speaks: What Physicians can learn from the #neurodiversity movement
by…in our daily communication with patients and families, how often do we, as physicians, inadvertently promote negative stereotypes, diminish our patients’ self-worth, or portray…
Boosting Respect for Neurodiversity: A Proposal for Action
byBy Claudia Casser Context I’m not a joiner. People exhaust me. One on one, I enjoy short interactions, but then I need to get…
Thank You Youth Leadership Forum #ThankYouYLF
byBy Leanne Libas “If my child was autistic, I would say to them them: ‘Baby, it’s going to be okay. There’s nothing wrong with…
Looking Autistic: the positives and pitfalls of passing
byAutistic people are chronically targets of bullying, discrimination, ableism, domestic violence and time and time again are being murdered by the people who are…
Benevolent Ableism: when helping isn’t really helping
byThe rescue mentality, the resistance to innovation, and the self-serving “we know what’s best” is ultimately preventing people with disabilities from obtaining more individualized supports…