Getting a Colonoscopy While Autistic!
People who tell you that colonoscopies are hard may not know how tough you are. Many autistic people have significant physical disabilities or diseases, and we are used to life being hard.
Kate Ryan
April and Accommodations: Stop Asking Me How I Am!
Instead of asking how I am when you see me, make a comment that I can easily respond to, like something about the weather.
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We Move Together: A Review of a Wonderful Book on Disability
We Move Together should be in every library that children have access to. It should be read to classes—I think it is appropriate for any elementary school age or even middle schoolers.
Reviewing ‘Things I Should Have Known’ by Claire LaZebenik
I can definitely see how people who don’t know many autistic people (and you should, because we’re awesome!) would benefit from reading LaZebnik’s book.
Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter
When you see a child in an inclusion class, think of Rosemary. When you read this, an article written by a person with a developmental disability, think of Rosemary. These are her legacies, this is what she leaves behind.