Someone called me brave last week. I was at a small gathering with a few people I knew. Nothing dramatic. Nothing particularly difficult. I was sitting at the table, listening to everyone talk, occasionally joining in, and mostly doing what I always do in situations like that: keeping track ofRead More »Inspiration Porn and Disability: Stop Calling Autistic People Brave for Existing
I need to tell you something and I need you to stay with me even if your first instinct is to get defensive. Because I’m not coming at you. I’m not coming at anyone. I’m coming from the middle of something that I think is breaking the autism community apartRead More »Dear Autism Parents: The Autistic Adults You’re Arguing With Online Are Your Child’s Future. Maybe Listen to Them.
I had a very specific idea of what an advocate looked like. Confident. Articulate in the moment — not just in their head on the drive home. Organized. Not visibly afraid. The kind of person who could walk into a room full of people who disagreed with them, say theRead More »I Used to Think Advocacy Was for People Who Had It Together