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Tag Archives: Autistic Activist
The Teacher’s Kid – It’s not what you think…
I had the opportunity this evening to enter into a discussion with a colleague: a fellow teacher who is also the parent of a five-year-old Autistic son. So as we talked this man commented, “It is great that you are … Continue reading
Posted in Activist, Advocacy, Autism, childhood, Disability, Educator, neurodivergent, Parent, prejudice, Teacher
Tagged Activism, advocate, Autistic, Autistic Activist, disability, injustice, neurodivergent, oppression, social justice activist, The Teacher's kid
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The Inclusive Giraffe Party: Epilepsy and Accommodation
I brought my giraffe puppets to the TASH Conference in Portland, Oregon… and then my friends and I made this! Link: The Inclusive Giraffe Party – Video Transcription Kassiane Sibley: Kassiane Sibley Giraffe(s) Puppeteer: Leah Kelley Camera: Lei Wiley-Mydske Video … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Autistic, Collective Responsibility, Disability, inclusion, Neurodiversity, TASH
Tagged #2015TASHconf, Accommodation, ADA, Autistic Activist, epilepsy, Giraffe Party, human rights, Inclusive, Inclusive Giraffe Party, Kassiane Sibley, Leah Kelley, Lei Wiley-Mydske, life threatening, No flash photography, Photo Sensitive Epilepsy, Radical Neurodivergence Speaking
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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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Thirty Days of Autism 