Sharing: I’m conducting a study, care to participate?

Originally posted on Little Miss Aspie:
I am conducting a student project entitled “Investigating emotion regulation in adults with and without  Autism…

When a rigged system silences voices

Visiting the lovely peeps on my blogroll today, I came across a particular post that spawned a tangential thought-stream.  What …

Autism Spectrum symbol?

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

An open letter to natural, holistic, alternative, or integrative / Functional Medicine doctors…

Dear These Types of Doctors… I am one of you.  If I were sitting beside you at a conference, you …

‘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 …

Sharing: Autism Awareness Month Post Seven: Autism Speaks Replies To My Letter

Originally posted on Recovering My Mind: Poetry and Rock Music:
Three days ago, I sent a letter to Autism Speaks in regards to their 2014 financial…

Depathologizing Asperger’s / autism ~ Out-voicing the autism ‘experts’

Ever since the advent of the internet and the proliferation of websites of information on just about any topic imaginable, …

Autism ‘awareness’ is not enough

Welcome to the 2017 edition of Autism “Awareness” Month (heh).  This month, I will probably reveal my Activist Face a …

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 …

Sharing: Whose Charities Are They Anyway?

Originally posted on My Autistic Dance:
You can hardly walk though town these days without tripping over some autism charity or another.…

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” …

The #ActuallyAutistic hashtag is *only* for actually-autistic people

Dear neurotypical people on social media, I know that you’re passionate about autism.  Maybe your child is autistic.  Or maybe …