Tag Archives: deficit based

“Stop…” A Poem: Disability Day of Mourning 2016

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

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 | 2 Comments

Stop… and Rail Against Stigma!

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

“Stop,” a poem about the damage of negative stigma for Autistic people and those who love and support them, was originally published here, and was written in memory of Alex Spourdalakis… and far too many others… I am ready for … Continue reading →

Posted in ableism, acceptance, Autism, autism stigma, diversity, Neurodiversity, poem, poetry, reframe tragedy | Tagged #boycottAutismSpeaks, #iamNOTkellistapleton, #posAutive, #WalkinIssysShoes, Autism Speaks, burden, charity, crisis, cure, deficit based, Epidemic, in Memory of Alex Spourdalakis, murder, not broken, reframing tragedy, silencing, Tragedy | 7 Comments

Stop

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

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 | 7 Comments

Diagnosis: AUTISM …part 1 (via Thirty Days of Autism)

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Every so often I am contacted by parents who hear about me through their sister-in-law, or are friends of a friend, or they know someone who knows me, and they need support in the midst of the diagnostic process… or … Continue reading →