On Being An Empath
Conscious v. Subconscious I’d like to apologize for not being here like I (had hoped to? promised myself I would be?). Sometimes it’s hard to just “be,” you know? Alanis Morrissette said: “Life has a...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Disability Visibility Project @DisVisibility
I am so happy to be named the 60th Media Partner of the Disability Visibility Project! If you haven’t heard of it (yet) you must check it out ASAP! Below is a press release and I ask that you please...
View Article“EIGHT… THE MAGIC NUMBER IS EIGHT” S.R. Salas post for @squagdotcom
The following post was written especially for Squag! What Is Squag? “SquagTM [skwag] is a curated, online experience for kids on the autism spectrum (and their siblings!) that allows them to...
View ArticleAdvocacy in HER Words
I’m not the type of person who claims to be right all the time (or even half the time), nor do I brag about my accomplishments. Knowing I’m right about something is good enough for me, no need to...
View ArticleLearning to be Autistic
“Autism Pride” sidewalk art courtesy of Leah Kelley of Thirty Days of Autism and Bella while we were in Philly last Spring! Learning to be Autistic That sounds funny, doesn’t it? I hear all the time...
View ArticleWhy Acceptance Is So Damned Hard
* Image: “Change the world Not your Autistic child” via the awesome Parenting Autistic Children with Love and Acceptance (PACLA). If you are not familiar with PACLA, get familiar with them! Forgive...
View ArticleOn Being A MOM | 2015 Day of Mourning #DDoM2015
“Mourn for the dead, fight like Hell for the living” – Mary Harris “Mother” Jones I was asked to write a piece for the Bay Area Day of Mourning 2015, one of many vigil sites for the 2015 Day of...
View ArticleStubborn Love
When I began this blog more than two years ago I was posting four times a week. For those of you who follow me (thank you, thank you) I have been struggling for some time to post at least once a month....
View Article#AutismAcceptance: Finding Freedom in Autistic Parenting
Set Them Free I’ve always loved the saying, “If you love someone, set them free.” I used to relate it to heartbreak, which gives it a tinge of sadness but now, for me, there is another way to see it...
View ArticleAcceptance, Love, and Self-care: A Work in Progress #AutismPositivity2015
Love and Acceptance. Self-Care? Well… I’m Working On It When we began planning this year’s flash blog I was happy to see that love and acceptance were topping the list, and rightly so. Then the idea of...
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