Dear Hollywood, Please stop making movies “about autism”. —————————————————————— Can you imagine if you released a movie about a “person with green eyes” and said, “It’s okay because we have surveyed a lot of people with green eyes and tried to be true to ALL of their experiences. As a result, we present this “well-rounded” representation of everyone with green…
November 18, 2020
If Hunter and I ruled the world, the week would look like this: Sunday, Second Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday. This week has been hard. Lots of pushback and brutal emotional honesty from Hunter. On top of that, a full day of freak-outs and meltdowns. (Knowing the difference between tantrums and meltdowns has been key in changing my parenting…
July 14, 2020
Hunter wasn’t drinking enough water. As a result, he wasn’t hydrated and is having trouble going to the bathroom. When I looked up answers, I was shocked to find it is a common problem for autistic children. The reasons vary, but often it’s a sensory thing or a task they don’t consider “important”. (Eating is a thing that Hunter considers…
May 10, 2020
Gladwell oversimplifies what autistic people feel and think through what they see. And it’s based….