autistic culture, Autistic History

Autistic History: Neurodiversity

Neurodiversity. We always talk about it but never explored the history of this wonderful phenomenon. It is a neologism that was made popular in the 1990's. Judy Singer, an Australian sociologist, and Harvey Blume, an American journalist for The Atlantic, coined the term. Neurodiversity is the variation in the human brain regarding sociability, learning, attention,… Continue reading Autistic History: Neurodiversity

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Fierce Autie Praises: Buttigieg: Increase in autism diagnoses due to more people coming 'out of the shadows'

This is one time when I go paragraph by paragraph in an article and I get to praise it. Original verbage in italics and my thoughts in regular text. Finally a politician that gets it. South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D), a 2020 presidential contender, spoke of the need for educators who understand the nature of… Continue reading Fierce Autie Praises: Buttigieg: Increase in autism diagnoses due to more people coming 'out of the shadows'

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Images of Billy Mann's Fake Apology

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Autism Speaks 100 Day Kit Dissected

This kit has been a major controversy when it was announced. There are two kits. One for young children and one for school aged children. I am going to do this rebuttal a little bit differently. Each one is about 100 pages and I do not want to make this longer than it needs to… Continue reading Autism Speaks 100 Day Kit Dissected

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Rebuttal: Why the Neurodiversity Movement is Harmful

The Autistic Dark Web is all over. What are they? They are essentially the Anti - Neurodiversity movement. Their stance is wanting people to be accepted is extreme. They have another article out and we will take it apart paragraph by paragraph. As per usual, exact words in the article will be italicized. I will… Continue reading Rebuttal: Why the Neurodiversity Movement is Harmful