Recently a friend of mine wondered aloud on Facebook about whether he might sometimes be too forceful in his arguments for equal rights for LGBTQ people in the US. My friend, who is gay and engaged to be married, had read an article claiming that some gay activists alienate potential straight allies by being too […]
I’ve read a few comments on various social networking sites from parents who are hesitant to pursue a diagnosis for their child because they worry about them being ‘labelled’ as autistic. I remember feeling that way myself when considering what was best for my 3 year old son. I’m no fan of the medical model, […]
I’ve heard it said before that for adults with a new diagnosis of autism, it takes time to learn how to be autistic. My family is on this journey at the moment. For 35 and 43 years respectively, my husband and I did not know we were autistic. Instead, we knew we were different. This […]