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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
Posted in Advocacy, Challenges, Life, Relationships, Society
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
Posted in Advocacy, Challenges, Life, Society
Tagged advocacy, Autistic Trigger-Free, compassion, life, reality, relationships, social
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Just say “no” to hate
In Florida it is the homeless that are the problem rather than the fact of people having no place to live and starving in the street. Well, Florida and like 20 other states that criminalize homelessness. Some days I can … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Life, Society
Tagged advocacy, compassion, dehumanization, kindness, leadership, RAKtivist, social
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Obesity, disability are not capital offenses
This is unbelievable. The AP story as published here by ABC News begins with these words: “Eric Garner was overweight and in poor health. He was a nuisance to shop owners who complained about him selling untaxed cigarettes on the … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Challenges, Life, Society
Tagged ableism, accountability, advocacy, Autistic Trigger-Warning, bigotry, compassion, dehumanization, fail, law enforcement, lethal force, police, 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
Posted in Advocacy, Society
Tagged advocacy, autism speaks, leadership, legislators, life
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How do we make people want to change? – Lynne Soraya
Over at her Psychology Today blog, Lynne Soraya asks “How do we make people want to change?” For me the answer is “we don’t”. One of the biggest problems I see today is this epidemic of worrying so much about … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, compassion, kindness, leadership, life
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My position on #BoycottAutismSpeaks
There’s a bit of a debate in the autism community concerning Autism Speaks and today I got pulled into a heated Twitter discussion on it. It’s a bit ironic that a group of people characterized by difficulty communicating with the … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, compassion, leadership, legislators, social
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