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Tag Archives: Amy Sequenzia
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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Crossing the line: The Danger of Compliance
As Amy Sequenzia so eloquently states: “ABA is not only abusive to Autistic children, it makes ableism and abuse acceptable. “Experts” want 40 hours/week of this and parents who don’t comply can lose their children. ABA creates a culture of … Continue reading
Posted in ABA, ableism, Autism, Behaviour, Compliance, family, Intervention, Parent
Tagged ABA, advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, Bernice Olivas, Compliance training, CPS, Fix, Nebraska CPS, NO
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Gathering at TASH and The Magic People Map
Before the TASH Conference, I was working this an idea to create a sort of People Map for H, so that he could be a bit more ready for the peopleing and could begin ahead of time to see faces … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, acceptance, Activist, Anxiety, Autism, scaffolding, support, TASH, visual strategies, visual strategies and supports
Tagged Amy Sequenzia, Emily Titon, Frontloading TASH, Henry Frost, Ibby Grace, Kassiane Sibley, Lei Wiley-Mydske, Magic the Gathering, National TASH, People Map, Peopleing, TASH, TASH the Gathering
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Poems for the Autistic Child… Looking for Submissions
Today I have the amazing honour of sharing a bit of my poetry on Poems for the Autistic Child over at Raising Rebel Souls. If you haven’t yet checked out Heather Clark’s amazing blog… I encourage you to have a … Continue reading
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