Uncategorized The Disability Employment Minefield–and How to Avoid its Destruction 22 Oct 2025 Hello, readers, I recently finished reading Molly Burke's memoir Unseen. Despite some pitfalls regarding its timeline, some language, and some theological disagreements, I truly enjoyed it. I'll link my review…
Uncategorized Personalities: Why Aren’t Disabled People Treated Like They Have Them? 7 Oct 20257 Oct 2025 Hello and happy October, readers! I've said it before but to quote Anne Shirley, I'm so glad to live in a world where there are Octobers! October means autumn, one…
Uncategorized When “Age Complications” Meet Serious Situations 22 Sep 2025 Hello readers, and happy autumn! I don't know what the weather looks like in your corner of the world. In mine, summer is being clingy as usual, so I hope…
Uncategorized Turning “No” Into “Yes” for People with Disabilities 3 Sep 2025 Hello readers, I hope everyone had a restful Labor Day and is ready to get to work in earnest as we hurtle toward autumn (yea)! My pumpkins and fall figurines…
Uncategorized Welcome Back! Let’s Dive In with: Assent-Based Treatment and Why it’s Vital 27 Aug 2025 Hello readers, and happy back to school season! Yes, I was gone all summer. No, that wasn't my intention. It's just that after my double profound autism post, a few…
Uncategorized “Profound Autism” Part 2: An Alternative View 22 May 2025 Hi readers, welcome back, and let's jump right in! So, "profound autism," or PA. Now that we know the problems with the label itself, let's talk about the reality here.…
Uncategorized “Profound Autism”: Are We Profoundly Misled? 21 May 2025 Hello readers, May has been a busy month! Of course, there was Mother's Day--abundant love, again and always, to the mothers, grandmothers, aunts, adoptive moms, foster moms, and other mother…
Uncategorized Autism is (Still) a Hot Topic and Here are My Thoughts 22 Apr 2025 Hello, readers, *Sigh.* Yes, it is still Autism Awareness Month. And if you are in the U.S., I'm sure you heard, read, or have otherwise learned about the comments RFK…
Uncategorized Blog Bonus: Are We Accepting Autism or Exploiting It? 8 Apr 2025 Ding-ding-ding! Welcome to the bonus round! As you know, I usually like to save my bonuses for lighter topics. This is not one of those topics. But since April is…
Uncategorized A Neurodiverse Identity: What is It? How to Manage It? 3 Apr 2025 Hello and happy April, readers. Well, sort of. I say "sort of" because April can be a tricky month for a lot of us in the disability community. It is…
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