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.
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Neurodiversity
Humans are weird and brains are complex. Neurodiversity is a term that encompasses the neurotypical and the neurodivergent.
Is anyone truly neurotypical? Maybe not but Western society has created standards that set expectations for everyone to conform, cultivating its definition.
Neurodiversity is beautiful, it’s simply the diversity in how humanity thinks. It’s what makes us human and sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom.
My Adult Autism Diagnosis Journey
I received an adult autism diagnosis at the age of 29 in 2020. Learn more about my journey of self-discovery, awareness, acceptance, and love.
Functioning Labels and Autism
Learn more about functioning labels, why they’re unhelpful and harmful, and what to use instead when discussing autism.
Asperger’s Syndrome: A Brief History Lesson
Learn more about Asperger’s Syndrome why this outdated term should stop being used to describe autistic people.
How Autistic People are Marginalized
Understand how and why members of the autistic community are marginalized both historically and currently.
Learn from an Autistic | Autism Support Group presented by Integrity Speech Therapy
Want to know more about autism and the autistic experience? This month, Integrity Speech Therapy decided to ask me, an autistic person.
Autism Self-Diagnosis is Valid
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Autism Self-Diagnosis Guide
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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.
Interview with Dr. Ole Ivar Løvaas about Autistic Children (1974)
Ole Ivar Lovaas, the founder of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is interviewed about his dehumanizing perspective of autistic people that led to his abusive and torturous methods to force compliance in his autism treatment.
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.