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Why I do this
Over at the Autism from a Father’s Point of View blog, today’s post by Stuart Duncan was The day ‘hackers’ told 6 year old autistic children that they should ‘kill yourself’. One of Stuart’s sons is autistic and when he … Continue reading →
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Tagged advocacy, bigotry, bullying, compassion, kindness, leadership, legislators, life, SAN, school, social
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Open Letter to Facebook’s Monika Bickert and Justin Osofsky
Monika Bickert, Facebook’s Head of Global Product Policy and Justin Osofsky, their Vice President of Global Operations co-wrote this letter about Facebook’s Community Standards. Among the principles they claim Facebook is guided by are: Keeping you safe. We have zero … Continue reading →
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Tagged ableism, advocacy, bullying, clueless, compassion, dehumanization, fail, life, school, social
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Ha(aspie)ness
Michael asks: What brings you happiness in your life? Well, it isn’t the number 42. In the end it turns out, at least for me, to be what they always say it is – do what you love, in service … Continue reading →
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Tagged Autistic Trigger-Free, bullying, compassion, happiness, kindness, life, social
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Form, function and authenticity – an essay on facial hair
When I’m in the right frame of mind, Internet trolls are an endless source of amusement. Unfortunately, that isn’t often and the rest of the time they just make me fear for the future of the human race. I practice … Continue reading →
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Tagged asymmetry, authenticity, bullying, fail, judgment, kindness, life, social, symmetry, trolls
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The humility/noteriety spectrum
The first part of my life could be described as a long string of attention-seeking incidents. Some of them, like getting bitten in the head by a big dog at the age of 4, didn’t start out that way but … Continue reading →
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Tagged advocacy, Autistic Trigger-Free, bullying, compassion, leadership, life, social
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A working definition of hate in three acts
Yesterday I participated in a virtual march on Autism Speaks. There was a rather large outpouring of tweets and Facebook posts. I thought it would be great if we had some news coverage so I looked up the news staff … Continue reading →
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Tagged ableism, advocacy, bullying, compassion, congress, dehumanization, leadership, legislators, life, racism, school, senate, social
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My journey to the brink and back
I originally wrote this in response to a question received in the first week after starting the blog, and then I shelved it. After leaving school I never gave much thought to these events so when I undertook to put … Continue reading →
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Tagged Autistic Trigger-Warning, bullying, compassion, dehumanization, life, reality, school, social
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What not to celebrate
Trigger warning: ableism, bigotry, bullying, callous disregard for others, dehumanization, forced isolation Sorry to dredge up something from last year, but dissecting this cadaver in the name of science will do much to advance our understanding of mental illness and … Continue reading →
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Tagged ableism, Autistic Trigger-Warning, bigotry, bullying, clueless, compassion, dehumanization, Everyone Has A Story, fail, Kathy Lee Gifford, kindness, rags-to-riches, school, social, Today Show, two-worlds
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