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Freedom and Fraternity (Houses)
When is an autistic person ready for adulthood? When is he or she ready for, and mature enough to handle, the decisions and responsibilities that accompany autonomous adult life? The question isn’t clear-cut with neurotypical youth, either. Attitudes vary, and … Continue reading
Homesteading
Inspired by this useful and thoughtful post. I have no problem whatsoever with the choice to grow or raise one’s own food. I think it’s a valid, even admirable choice, and I firmly oppose laws or ordinances that unduly infringe … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, biomedical, compromise, credibility, language, propaganda, unattainable goals
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Why Parents of Children with “Medical Autism” Should Support Neurodiversity and the Anti-Cure Movement
Autism acceptance has been slowly gaining a bit of ground in the popular discourse (although one wouldn’t know it from the Congressional autism hearings, nor the coverage of the DSM revisions). We’ve gone from a movement that can be dismissed … Continue reading
Dress for Self-Respect (or don’t)
I’ve been known to be just a touch sensitive about the gendered aspects of pop psychology, particularly the premise that the female of the species is predisposed to self-hatred. Of course we’re damaged, vulnerable, abuse-seeking, self-loathing tubes of distressed damselhood, … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, credibility, language, learned helplessness, mental health, propaganda, unattainable goals, unequal burdens
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The Rape of Mr. Smith, 2012: With New & Improved Victim-Blaming!
The issue of rape has gotten considerable press time lately, prompted by a certain politician’s remark that pregnancy is impossible in cases of “legitimate rape,” or perhaps by that politician’s attempt to redefine federal law to require sexual assault to … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, conversation, credibility, mental health, parody, propaganda, unequal burdens, violence
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From the Sanguinary Files, Part Three: The Anecdata of Pain
The post you’ve all been waiting for. I apologize for the delay; this has been “in the works” for months now, but life and distraction and general bloggy-incompetence get in the way. Note: As with all Sanguinary Files posts, may … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, credibility, disability, language, mental health, propaganda, sanguinary files, searches, self-injury
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Joe Scarborough and cause for hope.
I feel obligated to say something about Joe Scarborough’s suggestion that Aurora spree killer James Holmes was autistic. I’m obligated to point out that his statements were offensive, degrading, inaccurate, and harmful to the autistic community. I’m obligated to add … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, autistic self-advocacy, credibility, disability, propaganda, violence
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Exceptional
(Loose continuation of themes touched on in A Credit To My People) “Last one in shut the door” is a derisive slogan referring to residents of newly-developed areas who oppose further development, or new immigrants or transplants who oppose further … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, autism, autistic self-advocacy, credibility, language, mental health, unattainable goals, unequal burdens
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From the Sanguinary Files, Part Two
I’ve had dreams about credibility. I’ve watched and studied and obsessed over the elusive qualities that allow some people the privilege of being taken at face value. How can they do that? How can I learn to do that? What … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, autism, autistic self-advocacy, credibility, mental health, sanguinary files, self-injury, unattainable goals
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