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Autism Acceptance—and Celebration

Autism is still largely an unknown, even among generally well-educated people. Autism awareness and education still matter a lot, and they are prerequisites for acceptance. Autism awareness and autism acceptance are both essential.

autism, autism acceptance, autism acceptance month, autism advocacy, autism awareness, world autism day
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Republicans Have Autistic Children, Too

I think we widely recognize the silos of information and perspective we now live in, as a society and as … More

autism, autism acceptance, autism advocacy, autism awareness, neurodiversity

Autism Adulthood: Caring for the Future and the Present Moment

Part of this piece was written for a recent conference talk—that actually instead turned into pure Q&A—so the beginning, at … More

autism, autism acceptance, autism adulthood, autism advocacy, autism parenting, IDD, intellectual disability

2-Minute Zipping for Autism 2018 Highlight Video!

I have served on the organizing committee for Zipping for Autism for three years. The annual event raises money—now about … More

asheville, autism, autism acceptance, autism advocacy, fundraiser, ziplining

Valuing Disabled Lives—and Remembering Lives Lost

The Day of Mourning, an event remembering and honoring disabled people murdered by family members or caregivers, is held on March … More

acceptance, autism, autism acceptance, autism advocacy, day of mourning, disability, neurodiversity

7 Values to Live By: Autism Across Schools and Classrooms

I had the chance to participate in Dr. Tiece Ruffin’s Education 379 course—focused on Special Education—at the University of North … More

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Independence or Connection: Part 6 of a Talk on Autism

[This entry is the concluding post of a six-part series presenting my talk on autism delivered at the Autism and the … More

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You As Autism or You As You: Part 5 of a Talk on Autism

[This entry is Part 5 of a six-part series presenting my talk on autism delivered at the Autism and the … More

ASD, autism, autism acceptance, autism advocacy, autism awareness, autism blog, autism blogs, autism parenting, autism parents, individuality, Ray Hemachandra

Autism 101: Hating Your Autistic Child

Full title and full disclosure: Autism 101: hating your autistic child … and teaching her or him self-loathing. Twice in … More

autism, autism acceptance, autism advocacy, autism awareness, autism blogs, developmental disability, disability rights

Anti-Autism Prejudice: Media, Parents, and Damaged Children

My son, Nicholas, was featured on the cover of the major western North Carolina weekly — the Mountain Xpress — … More

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Finished something I was having trouble finishing and fairly unreasonably rewarded myself with lunch (blackened catfish + sides) at Homegrown in north Asheville NC and a stop at the Botanical Gardens, spare in February but still rewarding. Plus made a friend there—an AAPI Buddhist queer social-justice activist from Seattle visiting Asheville for their first time, and we had a very interesting and totally unexpected conversation.
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Beef Soup—Sopa de Res—at Pupuseria Patty in Asheville today.
Downtown today at Buncombe County NC’s offices in Asheville for a Strategic Partnership Grants Committee meeting. This program provides funding of nearly $1 million annually for nonprofit projects in the county. I feel fortunate to do this work.
Salmon roll today at Umi in Hendersonville, North Carolina
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