These weekend wintry early mornings in which at times I’m feeling a little drawn—hardly inclined to roll out of bed, … More
Tag: neurodiversity
Hammer and Screw: Autism Acceptance and Rejection
I opened my talk at the 2019 HANd Autism & Neurodiversity Conference, themed as “My Autism Journey—Various Perspectives,” in this way, … More
“Poppa, Do You Have Autism?”
I told this story in my keynote address at the HANd Autism & Neurodiversity Conference in fall 2019 at Appalachian … More
My Talk at the 2019 Disability Day of Mourning
I was invited again this year to give a short talk as part of the Disability Day of … More
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
Podcast Interview of Ray Hemachandra on Converge Autism Radio
Earlier this week I recorded a podcast with Melanie Vann for Springbrook’s Converge Autism Radio. It posted today. The podcast … More
What’s Most Important
We’re in Charlotte waiting for my son Nicholas’ Remicade infusion right now. We both got up early this morning and … More
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
Definition as Destiny: Breaking Autistic Boundaries
We define autism, clinically and socially. It’s a construct, clustering people with certain human characteristics together. Here’s what autism is. … More
Backward, Forward, One, Two, Three
One One of the best experiences of my life was four decades ago at summer camp, Camp Killooleet, in Hancock, … More