What are Age-Appropriate Interests for a Developmentally Disabled or Autistic Adult?
Autism and Age-Appropriate Interests “Who gets to decide what is an age-appropriate interest for a disabled or autistic child?” This is an issue that has…
Self-Advocacy for Disabled
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What Disabled People Need to Know about Live Nation and Ticketmaster Accessibility
Live Nation Accessible Seats I am revisiting and updating older posts, to see if they are still relevant. When they are no longer relevant, I…
Overcoming Some Internal Bias: Yes, yes he runs.
Sometimes our own internal biases show up and reveal themselves in unexpected places.
I Don’t Need You to Tell Me How to Feel about Parenting a Disabled Child.
Parenting a Disabled Child This might be the biggest decision you’ll ever make as a parent. I’m talking about the decision to be happy. No,…
Not All Hand Flapping is Autism | The Case for Stimming
Hand Flapping when Excited That is not Autism Let’s just get this out there–everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY stims. Yes, we all do it. But…
Is “Special Needs” Offensive? The new term to say instead of Special Needs.
Special Needs vs. Disability Several months ago, I did a blog post about People First Language, and why it shouldn’t be mandated. Certainly not by…
Autistic Shutdowns
You might have heard about autistic meltdowns, but what about autistic shutdowns? The two terms are often used interchangeably by non-autistic autism professionals, but autism…
6 Reasons to STOP Assigning a Mental Age to Disabled Students
Mental Age I guess it’s a coping mechanism. Or a way of trying to parent and better understand our kids. But it’s also an antiquated…
I’m Tired of Justifying My {Disabled} Son’s Existence.
I decided today, I am done living life with a disclaimer. Here’s the thing. I’m tired of society making me justify my son’s existence. And I’m…
Why Your Child Should Attend (and maybe lead!) their IEP Meeting.
Yes, Your Child Should Run their IEP Meeting Should my child attend their IEP meeting? In a word? Ab-so-freaking-lutely! Self-advocacy and self-determination is always the…
When Autism Awareness Materials are Ableist | Why I loathe April.
When “Awareness” is Ableist. Last week, I did a post about a video that was going viral. I said then, and still think, that it’s…
I’m tired of talking about my son’s health.
I know they mean well. People. They ask. But the holiday season just ended and I.am.exhausted. Mentally, not physically. Emotionally. My son has significant health…
It’s OK to ask us about my son’s disabilities. No, really, it is.
Questions about Disability A few weeks ago, my younger son (non-disabled) had a friend over to play. We’ve known this family for about 6 months….
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