When I was young, I used to drag a chair from my bedroom all the way across the landing, and stand on it, looking out of the window onto the
This article looks at Autism Speaks and the controversy surrounding the charity, along with the impact it has on Autistic people in the UK UK readers, or indeed anyone outside of
The Mighty posted this article yesterday, which is interesting as it is one in a line of many negative and damaging blogs that they've put out since teaming up with
As the logo for Autism Speaks the autism puzzle piece is very controversial and upsetting to many autistic people. Kieran Rose, The Autistic Advocate, explores why in this article. You may
"Language shapes the way people perceive us and treat us. It translates into actions" - Daniel Marner, Autistic and Advocate I had a conversation/heated debate/argument today, with somebody about a bumper sticker.
Humanity has overcome the food chain, and having surpassed all other predators, has now turned to a strange form of cannibalism: humanity preys upon itself. We cull our own herd.
The difference between high functioning autism and low functioning is that high functioning means your deficits are ignored, and low functioning means your assets are ignored. - Laura Tisoncik, Autism Advocate Firstly
In my article entitled 'So... Autism, what exactly is it' I talked about just that, but what I didn't talk about, was what an uninformed person might think Autism is.
It's taken me a while to figure out how to upload an audio file onto this site, but i hope it was worth the wait... This is an interview for BBC