CW: Ableism Halloween season is upon us, so let’s talk about that blue pumpkin thing that’s going around. If you’re not familiar, the idea is that autistic children should be given blue pumpkins or buckets to carry when trick-or-treating, so they can be identified as autistic when they hold it…
Month: September 2021
This is in response, and speaking directly, to the creator of this video. Edit: On 9/23/22, Soup Emporium actually contacted me about this article, and his classy AF response is below. Folx, this is how scientists should behave. Thank you, Soup, for your humility and openness to learning. Everyone else,…
This post is in response to the announcement shown below from ABA International’s Facebook page on 9/7/2021. The announcement came as a bit of a surprise, to me at least, considering how long the autistic and ABA Reform communities have been reaching out to them to say or do– well,…