Communication, Interaction, and Autism Acceptance
If you've read enough of my writings, you know that I am an activist for the rights of all people - especially Autistic people - to communicate using whatever method it works for each individual. Communication and Autism Acceptance Everybody communicates. Communication doesn't need spoken words. Communication doesn't need words at all. Behavior is communication. Smiles, looks, our bodies - those are used for communication and they are as valid as any word. I can type, and I like to type. Even if typing is exhausting, I still use this method to speak out. Interaction and Autism Acceptance But I
Autism Awareness Month Awareness
Beware of Autism Awareness Month by Amy Sequenzia. "Autism Awareness Month" Awareness I am writing this in March because I want everyone to start getting ready for April, which was declared by non-Autistics to be "Autism Awareness Month". I am declaring March: “Autism Awareness Month” Awareness Month. To make it less confusing, let's call March: The Month to Beware of Autism Awareness Month. Why am I doing this? April's Autism Awareness Month Because Autism Awareness Month is the month when all those so-called autism advocacy organizations double, triple down on using our neurology to raise money by advertising how terrible it is
Autism Awareness and May Flowers
Autism "Awareness" and May Flowers This is my THANK YOU to all who lived through yet another April with Autism Awareness, the bewareness and woes. It’s May now. My garden is blooming because you were there with me. May Flowers It is said that April showers Bring May flowers What does April ableist rain Bring to my life's garden? I see weeds of compliance, I see rocks of hate Thrown through the glass of my greenhouse Scattered shards cutting, Hurting the leaves struggling to breathe The ground covered with trash Left behind by the Vandals For
