The North Star and the Compass

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Autism frameworks erase learning from the disability community
Also moving, t-shirts, whispering, reminiscing, train goals, running, access benefits
Lots and lots of reading and listening to
And recordable mid-tech; What if; Liberation; Not knowing; Toronto; Negotiations; Train tracks
How to accommodate the “learning through questions” gap
And the impact of exclusion, t-shirts, SCERTs, Alice Wong, maturing, community schools aren't community
An explicit framework for teaching kids who cannot participate in the Q&A stage of development
Also strangers; Brooklyn; Facilitated Communication; political shirts; SCERTS; Grid; self-growth
How are Mamdani, A-, and unschooling all connected
Also Pictello how-to, fun gestalts, adultification, evolving disability views, 911, Grid Smartbox, tracking talkers
When online influencers follow “rules” but don’t do any thinking
And wake up; wheelchairs; pointing; eloping; joy = therapy?; Actor; energy
The Evolution of a Creative Director
Also sharing info; social story on moving; on how to help people understand you; No Kings; bribery
The North Star and the Compass
The North Star and the Compass
Parent of a multi-modal communicating autistic 5 year old - the world is his AAC. On a multi-lifetime journey to examine and dismantle my ableism. Learning about cripping language, unschooling, and disability justice through being present with my kid.
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