The problem with autism acceptance…

Autism Awareness Month is almost over. Does that mean that the rest of the world will revert back to a …

Autism Spectrum symbol?

I think that the vast majority of us can agree: The dastardly puzzle piece needs to go. And it needs …

‘Awareness’ is not enough ~ Part 3: Talk is cheap. Please take action

There’s a another chapter to this whole “Autism Awareness” thing.  It consists of the next step: action. My (stern, old-school) …

You want us to *what*??

The puzzle piece organization that shall not remain nameless because they need to be called out again and again (Autism …

Autism ‘awareness’ is not enough ~ Part 2: more ‘awareness’ is LESS Awareness

By the time most people have reached adulthood, or even sooner these days, they’ve heard the term “autism”.  Chances are …

The *real* epidemic surrounding Asperger’s / autism

I hold the belief that Asperger’s/autism is not the “epidemic”‘that it has been made out to be. More people are …

Can we talk about autism awareness?

Please, be aware… That we are different from you.  But we are not lesser than you, any more than Mac …

It shouldn’t be our job to enlighten you about autism [Mental Health Monday]

(Disclaimer: this is mostly directed toward professionals working in the medicine and mental health fields, the people who claim we …

Autism didn’t ‘steal’ me

Like I mentioned in a recent post, April is probably going to expose my Activist Face.  Not every post will …

Don’t ‘light it up blue’ for me

As usual, ’tis the season for Autism Awareness Month.  Although I had staked my claim on a spot on the …

Update, March 29: what I’ve been doing lately & Autism Awareness Month

Hello, my Pretties! 🙂 First, I promise not to litter this blog with updates; this is the second one I’ve …

Sharing: Wrong Model, Wrong Research

This is an incredibly insightful post that I think is absolutely spot-on.  While I’m a self-confessed research addict, I do …