September 2011
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theskinofourteeth-deactivated20 asked: Oh god, if you're going to start watching Glee tomorrow you're going to be as confused as hell! It's kinda a unique show--I'm glad you liked what I said though, success!
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Sugar, Self-Diagnosis, Appropriation, And Ableism:...
While I still fear that this plot line is going to do more harm than good in the short term…you may have just convinced me to give Glee a chance….
theskinofourteeth:
Glee is a show whose buzz is owed almost entirely to manufactured controversies. Unfortunately, this latest one is invoking autism, and as an autistic person and fan, I’m weighing in. Again. I’m not f-locking. I will...
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Autistic and Seeking a Place in an Adult World →
theskinofourteeth:
This is a (mostly, I have linguistic quibbles, but on the important things) fantastic article about the realities of autistic adults, expectations, and employment.
It has a whole section on autistic friendships, too, which is amazingly respectful.
I love, love, and love that the Times is soliciting personal stories from other autistic young adults about struggles with...
Guitar practice
I did my best, but it wasn’t much. I couldn’t feel so I tried to touch. I’ve told the truth; I didn’t come all this way to fool ya.
And even though it all went wrong, I’ll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah.
-Leonard Cohen
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“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source...”
– Albert Einstein
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“We don’t frame our moral commitments in the black-and-white language of previous...”
– Valerie Kaur, letter to the New York Times, 9/16/11
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“I’ve been making a list of the things they don’t teach you at school. They don’t...”
– Neil Gaiman (via danseurs)
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People with milder forms of autism struggle as... →
duyukdv:
Contrary to popular assumption, people diagnosed with so-called mild forms of autism don’t fare any better in life than those with severe forms of the disorder. That’s the conclusion of a new study that suggests that even individuals with normal intelligence and language abilities struggle to fit into society because of their social and communication problems…
“The implication of our...
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Demisexuality: Demisexuality is NOT →
demisexuality:
A few things off the top of my head that demisexuality isn’t. Some of this goes for grey-a and asexuals too.
Demisexuality is not something made up by “special snowflakes”. None of us are looking to be special. In fact, many demisexuals, along with others who are part of the asexual spectrum…
Thank. You.
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