In October 2017 I visited a Difficult Conversations class taught by Dr. Erin Watley at McDaniel College. I put together this resource for the students to learn what autism was, because I had asked them and they didn’t seem to know. Then, when we had our conversation, I discovered that this was a very effectiveContinue reading “What is Autism? – 2017 Resource”
Category Archives: The Work
Duck Tape
In 2017, Dr. Carolivia Herron read a dialogue we had written about an event seven years past. In it, we discuss bullying and how we as people respond to harm. Backstory When I was in 13, I was a student in a home school class that Dr. Carolivia Herron taught. I was 13 years oldContinue reading “Duck Tape”
#StopTheShock: Where do we go from here?
For the past week, I have been hurting. We all have, the whole autistic community, so much. Personally, I want to rant and rage. But mostly I want to turn my pain into action. I’ve spoken to other people in my life about it. It isn’t enough. I think it might not be enough forContinue reading “#StopTheShock: Where do we go from here?”
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