Autism, Homelessness, and Kindness
A few weeks back, I was walking in the park, delivering lunches, when one of the homeless women there asked a young man if he wanted a lunch. The young man said yes, and he came over and got one.…
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Breaking News Experts Say That Being Alive Causes Autism
(April 26, 2013, Albatross University) — In a dramatic new breakthrough, researchers have concluded that autism is caused by being alive. “This is a great day for medical science,” said Dr. Ernest Eagerly, Director of the Department for the Medicalization…
I Am So Sick Of Autism
Yes, I’m sick of autism. No, I’m not sick of Autism the Condition. That I can live with, although it’s a complete pain in the ass sometimes. But what isn’t? So that’s not what I mean. I’m talking about everything…
What Autism Awareness Means at Autism Speaks
Autism awareness. Just when you think it couldn’t get any more annoying, it does. And it’s only April 2nd. Apparently, the folks at Autism Speaks, in their infinite wisdom about all things autism, decided it would be an excellent idea…
Autism Awareness Month
Well, Autism Awareness Month is upon us. Aren’t you excited? I know I am. So much to look forward to! And guess what I got for the first day of Autism Awareness Month? Today, in celebration of this wondrous occasion,…
Studies Prove It: Autism is Linked to Being a Carbon-Based Life Form
I’ve started compiling a list of all of the studies that link autism to… well, everything. I tend to find most of these studies unconvincing, to put it mildly, and when I look at them in list form, I have…
Where Are the Elders with Autism? Reflections Upon Reading Fred Pelka’s What We Have Done
Following is my third and final critical annotation of the semester. — Before I began reading Fred Pelka’s What We Have Done: An Oral History of the Disability Rights Movement, I’d expected that, in order to keep myself from drowning…
Autism and Systemizing: Why Structure Rocks (And It’s Not What You Think)
Most readers are probably familiar with the stereotype of the highly rational autistic geek with a mind designed for science and numbers — an idea made popular by Simon Baron-Cohen, who considers us “systemizers” with a particular talent for technology,…
On Autism and the Colorado Shooting: An Open Letter to Joe Scarborough and MSNBC
Dear Mr. Scarborough and MSNBC: Nearly one week has passed since you, Mr. Scarborough, made the false and unsupportable claim that most people who commit the kind of violence seen in Aurora, Colorado are on the autism spectrum. Your statement…
Despicable: Joe Scarborough’s Words on Autism and Mass Murder
We in the disability community knew it was coming. We’d known it for days. After a young man in Aurora, Colorado took the lives of 12 people, wounded 58, and left nothing but grief and misery behind him, we knew…