Maxfield Sparrowunstrangemind.comMe too. Which is why I can't wait until Hollywood starts getting that stuff right so I *can* just relax and enjoy a film about people like me. #PleaseStandBy— Unstrange Mind 🖖🏼 (@UnstrangeMind) January 28, 2018 [image: Twitter exchange: “I want to see Please Stand By but as one on the spectrum I don’t want to be...
The New Relationship: Living Apart, Together
Macleans.ca According to Statistics Canada, approximately 1.9 million Canadians aged 20 and over were in aLiving Apart Together (LAT) arrangement in 2011. It’s not a huge number, but it is growing inone category—the 60-plus—where it jumped...
How Does The HCBS Settings Rule Affect Housing and Day Program Rules and Rights?
Painting © Tracy Booth | Creative Commons/Flickr[image: Painting of a tiny home with a red roof withwhite spots, and a lantern, under a crescent moon]Many of our U.S.-based community members, including parents and caregivers, want guidance and clarity...
Things I Already Know: A Review of ‘Things I Should Have Known’ by Claire LaZebenik
Kate Ryan[image: Cover of the book "Things I Should HaveKnown" by Claire LaZebnik: A dark blue backgroundwith "Things I should Have Known and the author'sname in all-caps, handwritten text. Parts of the titleare scribbled out in pink, so the title reads,"Things...
#AutisticWhileBlack: To Siri With Love's Shallow, Dangerous Take on Forced Sterilization
Kerima Çevikintersecteddisability.blogspot.comtheautismwars.blogspot.comKerima Çevik, photo courtesy the author[image: Gray haired Afro-Latina womannext to a windowshade, looking to the left.][Content note: Contains descriptions of involuntary medical...
How Extreme Diets Damage Autistic People
Reid KnightNote: This article contains discussion of disordered eating.Photo by Mr. Gray | Flickr, Public Domain[image: Motel sign advertising "Gluten Free Wifi"] For many parents of a newly-diagnosed autistic child, a quick internet search for 'autism'...
Homosexuality May Help Us Bond
medium.comIt’s a sign of great character development and exposition that RichardHatch is never remembered as the gay winner of Survivor and simplyas the first winner of Survivor. Richard was absolutely loathed by a large part of the audience...
The costs & risks to transgender women
Source: Are men afraid of transgender women? The Telegraph Psychiatric diagnoses in young transgender womenAbout 41 percent of young transgender women had one or more mental health or substance dependence diagnoses and nearly 1...
Why we keep difficult people in our lives
Stan quite regularly annoyed Ollie to distraction - repeatedly in every film. Yet theyremained close friends - on screen and in real life. What is it about a difficult personthat makes us keep them around?Why we keep difficult people...
Eye Contact
Beth Wilsonwww.doodlebeth.com[image description & transcription: A full-color hand-drawn comic strip.The first row contains two panels.The left hand panel has a green background. A blond white person on the left is talking and maintaining eye contact...
Happy (Autism Diagnosis) Anniversary
Chris Williamsmedium.com/@MarrowskyHello. My name is Chris Williams. Nice to meet you.I recently celebrated an anniversary. If you’re reading this, thank you for letting me share it with you.On January 7th of 2017, my doctor telephoned. My screening,...
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