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My Autistic Family Life: We’re Going To Just Keep Trying Until We Do
When my youngest Autistic son was in early days of elementary school he decided he wanted to learn how to catch a football. He and I worked all summer throwing that ball and him doing his best to catch it. Every single evening we worked together on his goal. He never became frustrated and he…
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Poll: How Do You Feel When You See An “Autism Awareness” Puzzle Piece Patch (Or Sticker) On An Officer Or First Responder? | #ActuallyAutistic & #ParentsOfAutistics
Two Polls: One For The Autistic Community And One For The Autism Community These polls are directed at both the Autistic Community and the Autism Community. One is for Autistics only, and the other for non-Autistics who know, love or connect with an Autistic in a professional setting. Please only vote on the poll that…
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Adoptive Families Magazine: Becoming Craig’s Mother | By Eve Reiland – February 2005
Note: This article started as a journal entry and later became my first published piece. It was printed in the February 2005 Adoptive Families Magazine. My wee baby written about here is going to be 18 next month and graduating high school this year. He’s an incredible and amazing human. In honor of his upcoming…
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Autism Speaks: Bills Lobbied 2005 – 2021 | #NotAnAutisticAlly #AutisticHistory
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Autism Speaks’ Client Profile 2021 Screenshot of Autism Speaks Bills Lobbied in 2005. Text below. Autism Speaks: Bills Lobbied 2005 [Note:…
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The First Person In My Support Group Ought To Be Me | Eve Reiland
I’m considered severely disabled. The transition (once I became more aware of it in the early years) into this chapter of my life was incredibly traumatic, disruptive and soul crushing. There’s no 12-step program to how to live life and transition into this place of acceptance I am now. There’s no guru, no positivity workshop…
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Jesse Gender: “Color The Spectrum” Charity Event & The Failures of Sia’s Vanity Film | YouTube
#ColorTheSpectrum#MarkRober#NEXTforAutism Why Mark Rober’s Autistic “Color The Spectrum” Charity Event is Harmful Jess Jessie Gender YouTuber Mark Rober’s upcoming Color the Spectrum charity event with numerous celebrities like John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Andy Samberg and many others has many in the autistic community upset, especially considering the charity is benefiting Next for Autism.…
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DECONSTRUCTION | THE ABLEISM BEHIND TOMMY HILFIGER’S ADAPTIVE FASHION LAUNCH
By Eve Reiland, via Autistic Fashion & Divergent Style Do you see what I see? This is often a question I communicate to my life partner when I’m shocked by marketing messages surrounding products that are meant for Autistic people. I’m Autistic and disabled. My husband is not. Before we met in 2016, Bill had…
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