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An autistic rules the world (and vice-versa)
Earlier tonight I asked my wife a if she needed anything from me before she went to bed. She was brushing her teeth at the time and gave me a thumbs-up gesture which I took to mean “No, I’m good.” … Continue reading
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Can I just be a functioning autistic?
My response to ‘Why This “High-Functioning” Autistic Really Wishes You’d Shut Up About High-Functioning Autistics’ (original linked from my post). Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, compassion, dehumanization, leadership, life, relationships, social
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Intentcasting…to a roach?
OK, so it’s a robot and not a roach. But it is a robot that *looks* a lot like a roach. Researchers at Bielefeld University are experimenting with emergent behavior on a robot platform they named Hector. Their software thus … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, Autistic Trigger-Free, compassion, life, reality, relationships, social
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Friendship, filters and fireworks
What a rough day. My best friend needed some surgery and I agreed to pick him up from the hospital, take him home and stick around until he was able to get around on his own. I was to wait … Continue reading
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Tagged autism speaks, compassion, relationships, social
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When does intervention cross the line from helpful to harmful?
As most of you know, I’ve been asking people to boycott Autism Speaks and their major sponsors such as Home Depot and Toys ‘R’ Us. But I want to know in such matters that I’m making the right stand. As … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, autism speaks, leadership, legislators, life
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Intense world, in theory and practice
A few days ago I stumbled across an article describing Kamila and Henry Markram’s Intense World theory of autism (more formally described in their own article). This, to me, was like finding the key to unlock a treasure. Intense World … Continue reading
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