Trending in the US: Calling the Police on Disabled Kids in Kindergarten
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Imagine being a six-year-old gi…
A Child in a Straight Jacket
I grew up in the Bronx, New York. I was born in the early 90s, and If you think the system is unethical now, you can imagine the hell it was back then. This was a time when parents would leave their children to horrific fates, deeply believing– or …
The Coat Closet – An Autism Seclusion Story
As an autistic student, I was placed in seclusion in elementary school. The effects still haunt me.
Mrs. Bradshaw was her name. She was my first grade teacher at Mountain View elementary School in Broomfield, Colorado, and she was the strangest teache…
Seclusion Broke My Heart
He was my little brother, and my whole life was centered around protecting him. We lived in a rural area in the backwoods, and awareness and acceptance was far behind. Elementary school was the worst, because whatever teacher you had– you had them an…
#ShineOnMax Community-wide Candlelight Vigil for Max Benson, Sunday November 17
Nearly a year ago, 13-year-old Max Benson, an autistic student, was restrained by teachers at his school for almost two hours. As a result of injuries sustained from that restraint, he died in the hospital the next day.
The autistic community is aware…
Becoming an ABA Registered Behavior Technician Before Knowing I Was Autistic: Part 1 – Restraint Training
Editor’s note: This article references sexual assault, ABA therapy, self-harm, and restraint training for use on children with disabilities. Reader discretion advised.
A Career Shift
I was living life as a non-autistic professional– or so I t…