A trip to the White House for a Rose Garden event honoring professional care workers, family caregivers, and advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Tag: IDD
Autism and IDD: Caregiving, Advocacy, Community, and Love
We need to step up our support, recognition, and advocacy both for autistic and intellectually disabled people and for the caregivers—both support workers and caregivers—who love and care for them.
A Letter about IDD Advocacy in North Carolina
What we lack most centrally in intellectual and developmental disability work and advocacy in North Carolina is the fierce urgency of now, to use and insist upon the meaning of the famous and essential phrase by Dr. King.
Community Inclusion and IDD: Prioritizing Choice for Disabled People
Should policy-directed “best outcomes” from government officials and advocacy groups reduce, rather than enhance, choice for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)—and sometimes trap them in unsafe, hostile environments?
No “Because” but Love—Intellectual Disability, Identity, Representation, and Value
Autism and disability pride movements assert unique cultures and identities. Can intellectually disabled people be more openly and equitably represented … More
Autism Adulthood: Caring for the Future and the Present Moment
Supporting an autistic child in becoming an autistic adult—in making choices and developing a roadmap together, ensuring the right care and supports, and often relaxing parental restraints and encouraging personal agency—means really understanding what matters most to the person and letting their life be theirs.
Never Met a Stranger: Connection in the 21st Century
This year my autistic son Nicholas started calling strangers by their names. But are they listening to him?
