Does This Mean I Can Only Reblog For the Next 200 Posts.

I may have lost control of this website. First the husband insisted on writing something I had to put on my blog. Then the evil Spawn got into the act. Then I learned it is polite to reblog other people’s work. Now an angelic support worker is sending in reports. And an evil; not toContinue reading “Does This Mean I Can Only Reblog For the Next 200 Posts.”

KSP Challenge – The Wrong Question Part 2 Alex’s Guest Post.

This is Alex’s piece for the challenge described in KSP Challenge. This year parents told Natasha how Santa Claus was a spirit that used them and other believers as helpers during the Christmas season. Unlike the rest of us, she was devastated, which has kinda left me confused and sad for baby sister. I don’tContinue reading “KSP Challenge – The Wrong Question Part 2 Alex’s Guest Post.”

The cognitive dissonance of “person-first” references to #autistic people

Originally posted on Autistic Ultra:
What you call us matters. Please choose your words mindfully. There seems to be a persistent tendency for people to use “person-first” references to autistic people. That’s unfortunate. I’m sure the intention is to affirm the humanity of the person (separate from the disorder/condition), which I suppose is noble in…