April 26, 2021
Dear Parents: On the importance of community language for autistic people
I keep forgetting to post this here, but in connection with the publication of Sincerely, Your Autistic Child, I have an op-ed published in the Beacon Broadside about the importance to kids and families of having access to language to talk about autistic identity and our disability communities.
“There’s nothing shameful about being autistic. Nothing about knowing and understanding our linguistic history detracts from your child’s individuality or personhood. And there’s nothing trivial or strange about having discussions about autistic identity.”
You can read the rest of “Dear Parents: ‘Autistic’ Isn’t a Bad Word” here!
