Healing Social Environments
December 17, 2014
Imagine waking up in the semi-darkness of dawn with the sudden awareness that there are toxins seeping in the bedroom window you left open to gain fresh air. Toxins that immediately begin to cause pain, to drop your level of ability to think, to lower your reaction times, and even […]
December 10, 2014
These responses are from an interview about how I discovered I was autistic. I wrote the answers down for you, because I think this interview touches on something raw for us. Is autism a disability? Is it a label that will damage people’s chances? Certainly, I know adults who have […]
December 10, 2014
Autistic Women’s Rights Challenge: Please ask your national, provincial, territorial, or state autism organization to include the voices of autistic women who have NOT been able to access an ASD diagnosis. Request that they add a women’s diagnostic questionnaire to their current survey of adult needs. It is often well-nigh […]
December 6, 2014
I had just turned 23 when an orthopedic specialist told me I’d never walk right again. I’d been an above-average tree planter, occasionally putting in the highest number of trees per day. And I’d done it for years, to pay for my university education. But then my knees started to […]