Let’s Look at Bluey & Why Representation Matters in Kids’ Shows
Criticism about diversity on the Australian cartoon, Bluey, had a lot of backlash and I’m here to tell you why diverse representation is still needed.
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Mental Health
Mental health is often ignored and overlooked. For far too long, we’ve neglected to take care of ourselves in favor of meeting physical expectations. Let’s change that.
Thank you for taking care of yourself.
Loving Yourself Can Be Challenging When You’re Disabled
Self-love? Whoever said nobody can love you until you love yourself was full of shit; we are not unlovable just because we don’t love ourselves.
How Do I Accept My Autistic Self?
After discovering I am autistic, I spent the last year becoming self-aware and I had no idea that’d lead to self-acceptance.
What is Autistic Self-Awareness?
Labels build knowledge which can lead to self-awareness. If knowledge is power, then ignorance is powerless. I’m constantly learning more about my autistic self.
Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA): Ban Shock Treatment
Support Keeping All Students Safe (KASSA) by Stopping the Shock! FDA’s ban on a dangerous electric shock device was overturned by angry parents and therapists.
The Founding of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Learn about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and its founder, Ole Ivar Lovaas, and his early tests on autistic children at UCLA.
Planned Ignoring is Actually Emotional Abuse
Planned Ignoring, or attention extinction, is an abusive technique recommended by Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for autism treatment.
I’m Autistic, Not Broken
I didn’t know I was autistic until I was an adult, but I knew that I was different from an early age. There’s been a pattern to my life that not even “professionals” could see until I had lived it long enough—until I struggled long enough.