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More Ableism from Our Friends on the Left
I just found this graphic on a Facebook page called Moving The Sun To Shine in Dark Places: [The graphic shows an eye chart with the text "The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no...
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I Am So Sick Of Autism
Yes, I’m sick of autism. No, I’m not sick of Autism the Condition. That I can live with, although it’s a complete pain in the ass sometimes. But what isn’t? So that’s not what I mean. I’m talking about...
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Breaking News! Experts Say That Being Alive Causes Autism
(April 26, 2013, Albatross University) — In a dramatic new breakthrough, researchers have concluded that autism is caused by being alive. “This is a great day for medical science,” said Dr. Ernest...
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Guest Post: A Letter to Elisabeth from the Mother of an Autistic Son
This is a guest post by my friend Jillsmo over at Yeah. Good Times. She is the mother of two boys, one of whom has autism. The piece is addressed to Elisabeth, the person to whom I directed my last...
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It’s Happened Again: Apparently, It’s Let’s Publicly Defame a Family Member...
Last Friday, there was the infamous I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother piece. This Friday, there is an equally disgraceful piece called My brother is not Adam Lanza, but he could be, in which the author, under...
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Scapegoating in the Aftermath of the Sandy Hook Shooting: Yes, It’s Really...
Despite a number of clarifications in The New York Times and on ABC News, NBC News, and CNN that Asperger’s is not a predisposing factor for premeditated violence, the spurious...
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Scapegoating Schizophrenia: Paul Steinberg’s Shameful New York Times Op-Ed...
The scapegoating continues. This week’s New York Times Op-Ed page features an utterly irresponsible article in which psychiatrist Paul Steinberg baselessly blames schizophrenia for mass shootings. In a...
View ArticleAbleism in the Anti-Vaccination Movement: A Qualitative Content Analysis of...
I’ve posted my paper on ableism in the anti-vaccination movement under Academic Work on my sidebar. You can find the link here. Following is the introduction to the paper: In U.S. culture, visual and...
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How to Talk to Normal People: A Guide for the Rest of Us
A lot of us don’t know how to approach normal people. It’s not our fault. We don’t have a lot of exposure to them. They’re not really suited for the kinds of work and leisure activities we enjoy, and...
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