tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794893825407092443.post7826722324188215590..comments2023-12-29T04:36:07.964-04:00Comments on Square 8: Autism Acceptance Challenge 13: Explore the ArchivesBevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06766614739853100172noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794893825407092443.post-46551178450027105522015-04-21T13:33:48.742-04:002015-04-21T13:33:48.742-04:00Thanks for the thoughtful comment and for posting ...Thanks for the thoughtful comment and for posting your assignment. I am looking forward to reading it! Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439932774462808647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794893825407092443.post-32710948389070007372015-04-21T13:26:26.968-04:002015-04-21T13:26:26.968-04:00This post made me reread a (really long) assignmen...This post made me reread a (really long) <a href="http://thefamilyvoyage.blogspot.com/2015/04/masters-assignment-on-autistic-writers.html" rel="nofollow">assignment I wrote</a> 2 years ago for my masters in autism about autistic writers. I've shared it on my blog temporarily. In it I discuss the impact that autistic people writing about their lives has had. I referred back to all those places like Wrong Planet and autistics.org as well as anthologies of old and new pieces like The Loud Hands Project. In the time since the pieces I read 13 years ago when Ryan was diagnosed, it is easier for more people to share their views with free and relatively easy to use online publishing platforms. Even now though, the views of parents and professionals are given precedence over those of people who are actually autistic. Oh and twitter is another change- it's been great to see the way folk have taken over hash tags and created new ones to combine their voices. <br />As to why this history matters- it's a story of human rights that is ongoing. The history of all such campaigns for rights is important. The work you and other people have put into making it known that autism rights are human rights will benefit all autistic people like my son who will I hope grow up in a world more understanding and accepting of his neurological diversity. Sharon McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550156204691696968noreply@blogger.com