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Tag Archives: Embarrassment
My Money $peaks: A Post Script to ‘Silencing Autism Speaks’
My Money $peaks is a call to action follow-up to Fear, Hate, and Exclusion: It’s time to silence Autism Speaks! There is a growing movement to inform and pressure the corporate sponsors of Autism Speaks to withdraw their support from this … Continue reading →
Posted in acceptance, ASAN, Autism, autism stigma, Boycott Autism Speaks, Money Speaks, reframe tragedy
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Tagged acceptance, Autism, Autism Positivity, Autism Speaks, Autistic, autistic adults, behaviour, communication, Curse, Embarrassment, Epidemic, failure, It is time to silence Autism Speaks, message of the media, reframe tragedy, shame, silencing, there is no middle ground, think differently, Tragedy
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Fear, Hate, and Exclusion: It’s time to silence Autism Speaks!
I will begin with the words of my son, H, when he was 13: “I am not a tragedy and autism is a part of who I am. Mom – autism means I think differently… and that is a good … Continue reading →
Posted in ableism, Autism, autism stigma, Autistic People Speaking, Educator, Neurodiversity, Parent, Special Education
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Tagged acceptance, Autism, Autism Positivity, Autism Positivity Flash Blog, Autism Speaks, Autistic, autistic adults, behaviour, communication, Curse, Embarrassment, Epidemic, failure, It is time to silence Autism Speaks, message of the media, reframe tragedy, shame, silencing, there is no middle ground, think differently, Tragedy, worry
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To the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Autism and Reframing Tragedy
Dear Committee on Oversight & Government Reform, I will begin with the words of my son, H: “I am not a tragedy and autism is a part of who I am. Mom – autism means I think differently… and that … Continue reading →
Posted in acceptance, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, diversity, Shame, worry
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Tagged acceptance, Autism, Autism Positivity, Autism Positivity Flash Blog, behaviour, communication, Curse, Embarrassment, Epidemic, failure, message of the media, reframe tragedy, shame, think differently, Tragedy, worry
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Autism Positivity… and the motivation to reframe “tragedy”
I will begin with the words of my son, H: “I am not a tragedy and autism is a part of who I am. Mom – autism means I think differently… and that is a good thing. Isn’t it?!?” I … Continue reading →
Posted in acceptance, Anxiety, Autism, Autism Positivity, Behaviour, diversity, Shame, The Gap, worry
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Tagged acceptance, Autism, Autism Positivity, Autism Positivity Flash Blog, behaviour, communication, Curse, Embarrassment, Epidemic, failure, message of the media, shame, think differently, Tragedy, worry
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Autism, Social Cognition and Embarrassment: It’s Not a Bad Thing…
A couple of weeks back, I was asked to write something on the theme Embarrassing Moments. This has been rattling around in my head for a while now as I have been considering a couple of different ways that I … Continue reading →
Posted in Autism, Behaviour, discomfort avoidance, Parent, Social Thinking
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Tagged avoidance, behaviour, development, Embarrassment, guilt, parents, Perspectives, shame, Social Thinking, Special Saturday, strategies
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Thirty Days of Autism 