Day: September 23, 2019

Maybe if @BillyMann got off his privileged ass and saw how Autistic self-advocates ‘lived’ he would evolve his tune and sing another. | Eve Reiland

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https://vimeo.com/215599925 We are neurodiverse, you are neurotypical ... #actuallyautistic Fresno Autistics spoke with Lilia Luciano a couple of years ago. Included in the video here are my children and Jennifer Marie Davis ... plus a few others. My children matter. All of my children. All of my Autistic children and non-autistic children. So why does Autism Speaks board member bash … Continue reading Maybe if @BillyMann got off his privileged ass and saw how Autistic self-advocates ‘lived’ he would evolve his tune and sing another. | Eve Reiland

As Seen On Facebook: Watched this documentary “Far from the Tree.”  | Eve Reiland 

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    https://youtu.be/v_1bVhenzZ0 A note: Watched this documentary "Far from the Tree." There is a family who are NT parents of an Autistic child featured. Broke my heart to hear their pain and then their moment of realization that there's a real person in there ... I just cried. I always understood my non-verbal children … Continue reading As Seen On Facebook: Watched this documentary “Far from the Tree.”  | Eve Reiland 

Autism Speaks: You Don’t Speak for US! This is a message from the autistic community and our allies to Autism Speaks. | The Autistic Avenger

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No, @Autism Speaks: You Don't Speak for US! This is a message from the autistic community and our allies to Autism Speaks. Autism Speaks, you have tried to silence us, block us, sue us, ignore us, gaslight us, and ridicule us. You have tried to discredit and exclude #ActuallyAutistic people and you continue to pathologize autism and … Continue reading Autism Speaks: You Don’t Speak for US! This is a message from the autistic community and our allies to Autism Speaks. | The Autistic Avenger

Burnout: The Reason Autistic People Are Suicidal – The Creative Autistic – Medium

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How do we improve the lives of autistic people? What can allies learn from this? Author’s Note: I am not experiencing the thoughts, just rather have in the past and am writing about why it’s important to pay attention to autistic burnout. If I were to ask you to stop being who you were for … Continue reading Burnout: The Reason Autistic People Are Suicidal – The Creative Autistic – Medium