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Never Again: Why The Incoming U.S. Administration Is Dangerous For Autistic People (And So Many Others)

November 23, 2016 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Maxfield Sparrow unstrangemind.com “These are dangerous days / to say what you feel is to dig your own grave.” -Sinead O’Connor Sparrow R. Jones [image: Portrait photo of a white person with short dark gray hair, glasses, and a maroon button-up shirt.] I blame myself. I should have campaigned more strongly. I should have written […]

Autism Acceptance: Don’t Be on the Wrong Side of History

January 17, 2014 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Shannon Des Roches Rosa www.squidalicious.com [image: White boy with short brown hair, seen from behind, walking on a stone path in a Japanese rock garden.] You don’t want to be on the wrong side of history, do you? That’s a particularly important question to ask yourself regarding autism acceptance. It’s important for you to accept,