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The Autism Wars: 1960s Through Today | A Video Series
This series is published to TikTok and re-published on YouTube. The Autism Wars This series takes a look at Autistic History, with an Autistic perspective, through the lens of the Autism Wars that began in the sixties with Bernard Rimland, Ivar Lovaas, parent advocates and Bruno Bettelheim. The autism wars that started in the last…
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Bruno Bettelheim “A Snake-Oil Salesman Of The First Magnitude” | Timeline & Notes
Notes … Bruno Bettelheim (August 28, 1903 – March 13, 1990) Bruno Bettelheim was an Austrian-born psychologist, scholar, public intellectual and writer who spent the majority of his academic and clinical career in the United States. “Though Jewish by birth, Bettelheim grew up in a secular family. After the Anschluss (political annexation) of Austria on March 13, 1938, the National Socialist (Nazi) authorities sent Austrian Jews and political…
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Thirteen Birthdays By Eve Reiland
Thirteen Birthdays I wrote the word deceased today Where it asked for your name On papers for our daughter’s school She’ll be fourteen in a couple of days And all I can think of is your first tattoo Where the doctor stamped your arm With her tiny, born prematurely feet Just moments after she arrived…
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Flight (Under A Stark Raving Moon) By Eve Reiland
This is a piece I wrote describing the experience PTSD and flight. It is really an overlap of several nights, one of them being New Year’s Eve. The photo included here with the captured moon is one I took during one of those flights in downtown Fresno. This is the first in a 3-part series…
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Autistic Voices | From Ethics & Autism To Disability Day Of Mourning
Sign up to be a Day of Mourning Vigil Site Coordinator 2023 Anti-Filicide Toolkit available at ASAN >> In the past five years, over 550 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives or caregivers. On Wednesday, March 1st, the disability community will gather across the nation to remember these disabled victims of…
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My Youngest Autistic Son Now Has A Vote And A Voice
[From my Facebook post today.] So proud of my youngest son – and oh my heart. He was so worried I’d be upset with him for using my email address. I had to assure him I’m not upset, in fact I’m very, very proud, and that his problem solving was awesome. My son is 18…
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Adventures with Dentures: Fixodent VS Poligrip – Which Is Better? | Autistically, Eve
Another Autistically, Eve video 🙂. Here’s the first comparison video | Adventures with Dentures: Fixodent VS Poligrip – Which is better? [TW: Graphic images of my face looking like a Snapchat filter. Yes, I just gave a trigger warning for my face … but yikes. It is a lot.] I’ve got some definite opinions and…
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