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Dear #ActuallyAutistic activist friends: I know that many of you have been through a rougher than usual time in the advocacy space these past two months. I have several bits of encouraging news to share that I think will give you hope for your own efforts.
But I am exhausted now, so I will not share anything specific today.
Just know that changes can come.
My good trouble is slowly paying off. My friends are brewing a revolution and we see its effects around us.
Some of our big dreams are possible and realistic.
Just know that changes can come.
My good trouble is slowly paying off. My friends are brewing a revolution and we see its effects around us.
Some of our big dreams are possible and realistic.
Hebrews 11:1 says that faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
I don't have faith. 😝 I am certain of nothing.
What I do have, is hope. For me, hope is seeing a logical possibility.
I don't have faith. 😝 I am certain of nothing.
What I do have, is hope. For me, hope is seeing a logical possibility.
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For nonspeaking autistic people, good fine motor skills and coordination are rare.
Expressive facial communication, fancy dance movements -- these things are SUPER difficult for many nonspeakers because of...
For nonspeaking autistic people, good fine motor skills and coordination are rare.
Expressive facial communication, fancy dance movements -- these things are SUPER difficult for many nonspeakers because of...
The reason why I am doing this poll is because recent representations of a fictional nonspeaking autistic character in some entertainment videos doesn't take the actual problem into account at all.
This can create a huge misunderstanding of autism, because to non-autistic people, the character looks autistic, so the character informs people's picture of autism.
