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He couldn't just sit back and take it.Source: The Autism Site
15.08.2018 · From The Autism Site
The dog was wearing his service vest, but an employee said that wasn't enough.Source: The Autism Site
15.08.2018 · From The Autism Site
By Brigid Rankowski In this issue, Brigid shares how the circus arts have changed her life and her commitment to building accessible circus arts programs for kids and adults with disabilities. This article is part of our cover series on four autistic trailblazers who are building, bolder, better liv…
15.08.2018 · From Geek Book clubs
By Finn Gardiner In this issue, Finn talks about making life fairer for all through his disability advocacy and activism. This article is part of our cover series on four autistic trailblazers who are building, bolder, better lives for themselves and others. The gap between the ideal and the real is…
15.08.2018 · From Geek Book clubs
By Lei Wiley-Mydske In this issue, Lei writes about creating the first autism lending library that is focused on the ideals of neurodiversity and autism acceptance. Now she is helping others do the same in their communities. This article is part of our cover series on four autistic trailblazers who …
15.08.2018 · From Geek Book clubs
By Kris Guin As a queer and trans disabled activist, I’ve spent the last several years of my life thinking about my identity with the LGBTQ and disability communities because, for the past several years, I’ve felt the weight that marginalization has when you identify yourself with those communities.…
15.08.2018 · From Geek Book clubs
Issue 14’s Big Question! “What have you accomplished that you thought you would never be able to do?” I became a paramedic. I did a job that requires multitasking, flexibility, and tolerance for extreme lights, sounds, smells, as well as strong interpersonal communication skills. …
15.08.2018 · From Geek Book clubs
By Megan Amodeo Ever since a was a little girl, I have dreamed about living in a world that accepts everyone. I know that sounds extremely cliché, but for me it’s true. I wasn’t diagnosed with autism until my mid-thirties, but from my earliest memories I remember being different. I was always the qu…
15.08.2018 · From Geek Book clubs
By Carly Fulgham In ‘The View from Here’ we are zooming in on four autistic individuals and where they are on their life journeys. Our Editor-at-Large, Conner Cummings, came up with the idea and the name was voted on by a group of our autistic peers. In this issue, Carly Fulgham shares her journey t…
15.08.2018 · From Geek Book clubs
By Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS Tonight, I find myself in awe. This happens on the odd occasion that I step out of the routine that helps me create an illusion of “responsible” adulthood. It’s a weeknight, a Wednesday to be exact, and I am at a concert. That’s right. Smack dab in the middle of the week and…
15.08.2018 · From Geek Book clubs
By Conner Cummings The theme this issue is about passions that may be considered unique or as quoted “off the beaten path.” This topic had me thinking of people I know that are leading. People that do not follow others’ footsteps but create their own. Design their own Magic! We have four very impres…
15.08.2018 · From Geek Book clubs
"You don't leave marks on a 4-year-old child like this without using excessive force."Source: The Autism Site
14.08.2018 · From The Autism Site
81,993 children were involved in the study.Source: The Autism Site
14.08.2018 · From The Autism Site
By Kimberly Gerry Tucker Someone once told me, “I don’t understand your poetry! What is the meaning?!” I had to contemplate that before I answered. Finally, I said, “Read it slowly and see the images it evokes. Ask yourself, what does Kim’s poetry mean to me?” The sidewalk I’m on is pitted, crumblin…
12.08.2018 · From The Art of Autism
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