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Category Archives: Silence
Love more loudly…
Wednesday morning after the US election my sister, Michelle, shared: “What I will tell my children this morning…? It’s not enough to be kind and believe in the good. We must love more loudly. We must make inclusion thunder. We … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, acceptance, Activist, Collective Responsibility, inclusion, privilege, Silence, social justice
Tagged Checking in, commitment, oppression, privilege, Scared, Trump, US Election
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What the Vulture Calls Unity: #BoycottAutismSpeaks
This last week marked the release of Steve Silberman’s much awaited book, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, as well as the publication of his Op-Ed piece in the Los Angeles Times, titled Autism Speaks needs … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, acceptance, Autism, autism stigma, Autistic, Boycott Autism Speaks, Neurodiversity, Silence
Tagged #boycottAutismSpeaks, ActuallyAutistic, Amy Sequenzia, Autism Speaks, Autistic Activist, Autistic Scholar, Dani Alexis Ryskamp, Ed Asner, Ed Wiley Autism Acceptance Library, Giraffe, Lei Wiley-Mydske, NeuroTribes, Nick Walker, PACLA, Parenting Autistic Children with Love and Acceptance, Poet, Steve Silberman, Vulture
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Megan Metcalfe: I don’t want you to “negotiate” #BCTF #bced
The following is a guest post by BC Parent, Megan Metcalfe: I sent a letter to Christie Clark’s office, Peter Fassbender’s office, and my MLA about two weeks ago. I got a response just today. It was addressed from the … Continue reading
Posted in Christy Clark, Collective Responsibility, Educator, Parent, Public Education, Silence, Special Education
Tagged BC Federation of Labour, BC parent support teachers, BCTF, Christy Clark, Liberals, Megan Metcalfe, musician, negotiate, parent, Peter Fassbender, politics, teacher strike, Vancouver musician
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Inclusion and Autism… leaning in
Today at the Inclusion BC Conference, I had the opportunity to meet Paula Kluth, and hear her keynote address about inclusive practices in education. Her message is powerful and one that I embrace: Inclusive education is the foundation upon which … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, diversity, Educator, inclusion, Inclusion BC Conference, Karla Fisher, Neurodiversity, Parker Palmer, Paula Kluth, perspective of others, promote social understanding, Silence, Teacher
Tagged Autism, communication, honouring, Modelling behaviour, Perspectives, Special Education, strategies, struggle, teacher, we teach who we are
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Welcoming Your Dissent: A Poem
I am striving to listen to respond to the message I need to be welcoming to your dissent There has to be room for dissent… or the ‘yes’ is meaningless Honouring you your self-determination is not about what is easier … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Autism Poem, Parent, poem, poetry, relationships, self-advocacy, Silence
Tagged autism poem, dissent, honouring, poem, poetry, self-advocacy, Welcoming dissent, YES
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Thankful… Rocks and Sticks and Plan B Brilliance
Yesterday we walked long by the river. We collected rocks. We hunted for agates… and even found a few. Today we walked long, long, long around a spectacular West Coast lake… Our day in the woods meant no time to … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Silence, sleep, Sometimes the pace chooses me..., weekend
Tagged appreciation, Autism, collecting rocks, long walk, pace, Plan B, sensory overload, Thankful, Thanksgiving, together, Turkey
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Easy Silence: I am still learning to communicate
I was once working with a child on the autism spectrum… (not H) and this opportunity had me considering, I mean really considering, what it must be like to be him. He had so many challenges and did not use … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Behaviour, Communicate, Intervention, language, Neurotypical, promote social understanding, Silence, Social cognition, Special Education
Tagged Autism, Challenging, communication, honouring, intervention, language, Perspectives, relationship, silence, social disability, Special Education, teacher
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Thirty Days of Autism 