Long before either one of us was diagnosed with autism I knew that my kid was not like my friends’ kids. Now that she’s in school and has been identified as an ‘exceptional’ kid I have had to talk to a lot of ‘professionals’ about those differences and my related concerns. But no matter how I try to explain her… Read more →
Today is the FDA hearing for the Judge Rothenberg Center on the issue of using aversive shock therapy to correct behavior in people with autism. The things coming out during this hearing make me sick. Use of shock therapy on people with disabilities is not new. There is a long history of the use of shock therapy on people with… Read more →
Autism Speaks doesn’t speak for autistics. Real live autistic people and their loved ones have known that for some time. But they may have finally crossed the line with their hateful, fear-mongering, ableist rhetoric. On November 11, AS co-founder Suzanne Wright issued a public statement about the organization’s policy “summit” in Washington DC. She compares autism to kidnapping and grave… Read more →
