Saturday, December 30, 2017

What Happened When I Met a Young Man with Autism in Target

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The first thing that I noticed was the feather. He held it firmly in his fingers, and I watched as he traced the tip along the wall ...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Why It's Still Okay to Hate People with Disabilities

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I want you to read this. I want you to read these words and see what living in this world is like not for individuals with disabilities...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

SPARK Plug: Thought on Participating in Autism Research

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I was recently asked to take part in the   SPARK   ( Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge ) online research partnership...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Vexed by Vaxxed: Autism, Vaccines, and the Epidemic of Ignorance

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It's only a few days into 2016's Autism Awareness/Autism Acceptance Month, and despite how much progress has been made over the past...
Tuesday, March 8, 2016

When Nice Girls Get Mad: Thoughts on Women, Autism, and Anger

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{ This post was originally published on the blog of Autism Speaks, as part of their "In Our Own Words" series. The original post c...
Sunday, February 28, 2016

The One Thing We Shouldn't Tell Children with Autism

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Last year, I was asked to be a guest speaker at a middle school in Brooklyn for their Peace & Diversity Conference day. I spoke there t...
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Monday, September 28, 2015

Autism in the Movies: Thoughts on "Jack of the Red Hearts"

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On September 24th, I had the opportunity to attend the opening night gala of the  Golden Door Film Festival  in Jersey City, New Jersey, whi...
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Monday, August 31, 2015

My Father, the Hero

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When I was a little girl, my dad would take me to a Hostess bakery outlet in Medford. It seemed very far from our house--over and past long ...
Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Why I Don't Like April Fool's Day

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It’s that (un)magical time of year again, where an entire day is dedicated to making fools out of people. Or, if you were me in seventh gra...
Thursday, February 5, 2015

Russian To Conclusions: The Problem with Diagnosing Vladimir Putin with Asperger's Syndrome

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This morning, I received a message on Facebook from a friend: "Did you see this?" along with a link to a news story from USA Today...
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