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 Mighty’ is not an ally

Many months ago, I came across a blog post titled “Why I no longer visit “The Mighty”.  Unfortunately, that blog …

#RedInstead ~ Autism Acceptance / Appreciation Month

Someday, as I type my ideas for blog posts out on my mobile, the Auto-Suggest feature won’t anticipate “Awareness” or …

I don’t usually get political but…

I usually stay out of politics.  I have my views, but they’re rather independent and they don’t fit easily into …

Reality Check: Autism Speaks *is* still chasing a “cure”

…they’re just being more subtle about it. Near the end of last week, the headline broke: “Autism Speaks has removed …

Star-shaped peg in a square-pegged world – Part 3: Cure, prevention, and eugenics

I don’t want to delve too far into “us vs them-ness” (although I’m not sure I can help it, at …