The Joy of Autism

Because finding joy doesn't come without struggle; Because the point is to find it; Because if an autistic person calls autism a way of being, not an illness, then it is; Because every human has value and is a joy; Because despite inhumane acts, I believe in humanity; But most of all, because of my son Adam.

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Day Turning Into Night

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who are you, little i (five or six years old) peering from some high window; at the gold of November sunset (and feeling...
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Sunday, October 05, 2008

The Joy of Autism: Michelle Dawson Wins Her Case

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The Joy of Autism: Michelle Dawson Wins Her Case
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Michelle Dawson Wins Her Case

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Read the PDF Long Version Here. : [242] Be this as it may, the Tribunal finds it disturbing for the future of autistic people that they be s...
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Friday, October 03, 2008

More Thoughts on Inclusion

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Untitled from CS on Vimeo . This video raises some very important points. Once in a while, those who have expressed interest in inclus...
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Friday, September 26, 2008

Poverty, Disability and Exclusion

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From inclusion-international.org
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Questions for Candidates Regarding Inclusion

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Go to www.endexclusion.ca for more information.
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Webby Talents

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It is an Invitation for disabled people and those who wishes to share informations, events, arts, testimonies and even fun across the world....
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Society As A Human Product

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We can say something important about someone with frightening economy. Like a swift brushstroke, a word or a label can define a person quick...
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Monday, September 22, 2008

Disability and its Prevalence in Art

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In an excellent article by Tobin Siebers titled Disability Aesthetics , Siebers notes that "The human body is both the subject and the ...
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Friday, September 19, 2008

My response to Harold Doherty on "reality"

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Instead of leaving a comment in my comments section of yesterday's post on Hierarchies Within Communities, I thought it would be useful ...
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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Hierarchies Within Communities

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We've all heard it if you are a parent of a disabled child. Be it Downs syndrome or autism or whatever else you hear this: "well, y...
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Prosthetic Politics and "Palin's Promise"

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Not all "special needs families" are alike. All one has to do is to look deeply into autism politics to understand that "advo...
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Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Inside/Outside

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I have begun my graduate work in Critical Disability Studies and must say am quite overwhelmed adapting to a new schedule with a small boy a...
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Thursday, September 04, 2008

Back At It

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After enjoying a summer with Adam, we are both back at school. Adam has started grade one and I grad school in Critical Disability Studies ...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

What Do We Think We Know?

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Okay, you are at your computer now. Read this first, then without looking, go away. I mean it -- don't look after you read this: It'...
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Friday, August 22, 2008

Friendship and Phone Calls

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I kid you not that I write this immediately after the event itself. Today was the last day at camp for Adam. I was told, no exaggeration, (l...
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Estee Klar-Wolfond
Writer/Curator/Founder of The Autism Acceptance Project. Contributing Author to Between Interruptions: Thirty Women Tell the Truth About Motherhood, and Concepts of Normality by Wendy Lawson, and soon to be published Gravity Pulls You In. Writing my own book. Lecturer on autism and the media and parenting. Current graduate student Critical Disability Studies and most importantly, mother of Adam -- a new and emerging writer.
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