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Tag Archives: ableism
“Stop…” A Poem: Disability Day of Mourning 2016
Today I share this poem, originally published in June 2013, to witness and remember the lives of Disabled people killed by their parents and caregivers… Stop.. Stop These words of … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, ASAN, Boycott Autism Speaks, Death, Disability Day of Mourning, family, Rail Against Stigma
Tagged ableism, ASAN, ASAN Vancouver, Autism Speaks, burden, charity, crisis, cure, Day of Mourning, deficit based, Epidemic, filicide, in Memory of Alex Spourdalakis, murder, My life is not tragic, No More, not broken, poem, silencing, the lives of disabled people have value, Tragedy, Witnesses, Woodlands, Woodlands Asylum
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Meltdowns and the Lens of Ableism
Meltdowns – from the other side… Many, many months back Colin Bowman and I began a conversation in the comments section of one of my posts (Yours, Mine and Ours: Autism, Self-Advocacy and Setting Limits). This interaction has been resonating … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, acceptance, Autism, Behaviour, Communicate, limits, Resiliency, Shame, support
Tagged A good cry, ableism, Colin Bowman, Emotions, intensity, Laura Nagle, meltdown, processing, reframing meltdowns, setting limits, shame
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Problem Solver and Redefining Independence
After all our cleaning and culling and decluttering over the past little while, I was taking some things that we don’t need anymore to donate to the local women’s shelter. H and I had already done some running around earlier … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, Autism, IEP, support
Tagged ableism, Apple Support, asking for help, help, independence, interdependent, problem-solver, redefining independence, self-determination, support
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Stop
Stop These words of tragedy Emblazoned on notepads and billboards This epidemic of dehumanization This narrowed definition of being Twisted finer and thinner So that it lacks any sensitivity So that the words themselves are A garrote Cutting into … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, acceptance, ASD, Autism, autism stigma, diversity, poem, poetry, reframe tragedy
Tagged ableism, Autism Speaks, burden, charity, crisis, cure, deficit based, Epidemic, in Memory of Alex Spourdalakis, murder, not broken, reframing tragedy, silencing, Tragedy
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Sometimes I cringe: Leaning into my discomfort
Sometimes I read something that I’ve written long ago – and I cringe. Sometimes I am tempted to change a few words to reflect what I know now. But there is a usefulness to this. It is a way of … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, being wrong, Big sister, diversity, handling discomfort, Neurodiversity, perspective of others, prejudice, privilege
Tagged ableism, Autism, autistic adults, Autistic Bloggers, discomfort, Leaning in, othering, Perspectives, prejudice, privilege, Sometimes I cringe, writing
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Thirty Days of Autism 