Originally posted on Autistic Ultra:
There’s more to my autistic self and experience than the medical model can conceptualize Note: This…
Tag: disability
Autistic and overwhelmed
I’m 1,350 miles away from home. I’m surrounded by 1,300 people, practically all of them neurotypical, from uppity posh socioeconomic … More
Sharing: What is Success anyway?
This is a wonderful, encouraging piece. I love Alice’s definition of success as “a sense of self, ego, and … More
Sharing: Internet Ads and Accessibility
Originally posted on Mamautistic:
In the Twitter #autchat discussion about social media accessibility this week, a topic came up that…
Sharing: Functioning Labels 101: What’s The Big Deal?
This is a wonderful and much-needed post! In it, the lovely author takes us through what exactly is a “function” … More
Sharing: Basic Accommodations – I’m Not Disabled By My Autism, I’m Disabled By Unaccommodating People
Absolutely this. Every word. The Asperger’s/autism spectrum itself wouldn’t be nearly so challenging (for us OR the world at large) … More
Standing at the intersection of Asperger’s / autism & physical disability (or blessing??)
A disability, in itself, can be an advantage. It can be an innate physiological survival strategy. In fact, it can … More
Inspiration Porn is actually insulting
(In this post, I’m speaking to people of the non-disabled world.) So, you posted that totally inspirational picture on Facebook. … More
Because I can’t
“Why can’t you just meet with someone later today?” Because I can’t. “Why not?” (Me): … (Painfully rearranging my schedule … More
When the “mask” begins to crack…
I rocked a lot today. Back and forth, almost until I felt queasy (is that even possible?). Because I’m a … More
Learned helplessness can be a ‘thing’
Reflecting on VisualVox/Aspie Under Your Radar’s recent post (link to her original post and the reblog), I realized that I … More
Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part D: Symptoms cause significant impairment in multiple areas of functioning
This is likely the final (planned) post in my series of posts about how the official US’s CDC criteria for … More
the silent wave 