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Also sometimes the feeling of the hair falling onto your body can be super uncomfortable. 

autistics who hate haircuts: why?

I’m going to beauty school soon and I wanna help accommodate every single customer.

Please tell me what a great stylist would be for you, for your needs.

I only ask because though I’m autistic, haircuts never bothered me.

Thanks for your help!

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Here is a list of articles that explain why you shouldn’t support AS (if you’re looking for good sources, the Autism Womens Network and Autism Self Advocacy Network are both solid. Really, anything by autistics should be good.  

https://medium.com/@KirstenSchultz/a-roundup-of-posts-against-autism-speaks-5dbf7f8cfcc6

https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/AutismSpeaksFlyer_color_2016.pdf

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/7-reasons-not-support-autism-speaks

https://autisticmama.com/do-not-support-autism-speaks/

https://www.thinkinclusive.us/why-autism-speaks-hurts-us/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2013/11/13/why-autism-speaks-doesnt-speak-for-me/#5ed278c53152

https://thecaffeinatedautistic.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/why-i-am-against-autism-speaks-and-you-should-be-too-2/

So chances are looking good that I may be getting a special education teaching job this fall

I’ll be working primarily with autistic students (most of whom I already know well).

I wanted to see if any autistic folks on here (especially if anyone in the education field sees this) have any recommendations, tips, suggestions, or resources for things I can do to best serve and help these kiddos.

Our school uses a lot of autism speaks resources, so good tools from literally any other source would be great. I hear that the Autism Self Advocacy Network is good but I don’t really know much about them. I just know I wanna avoid A.S. as much as possible.

(if anyone has good references explaining why A.S. is garbage, that would be awesome too. In the past I’ve had a hard time explaining exactly why they’re terrible to my coworkers.)

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[ID: A whiteboard that reads, “10 Things That Require Zero Talent:

Being on time

Work ethic

Effort

Energy

Body language

Passion

Doing extra

Being prepared

Being coachable

Attitude”]

This is basically the definition of ableism.

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Call for Interviews

Valerie Novack is writing a piece for TalkPoverty, a publication at Center for American Progress, on active shooter and school emergency plans and students with disabilities. 

They are looking for looking for stories from disabled students excluded from drills or evacuation practices, left behind in an emergency event, or who were otherwise harmed by their school’s lack of planning for emergencies. Those interested should contact vnovack@americanprogress.org

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[ID: A bulletin board that reads “Transgender people deserve health care, support, justice, safety, love”]

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[ID: Regarding the use of “it was just a joke”as a defense:

If it was “just a joke”, then there’s no reason for you to be upset that people didn’t find it funny. You just accept that the material fell flat, note it for future reference, and move on. If, however, it angers or frustrates you that people didn’t find it funny or tell you that it was offensive, then it wasn’t “just a joke” to you. It was a belief that you shared in a joking manner and you’re taking the rejection of it as a rejection of part of you. Be honest about that instead of asking others to pretend that they believe you were joking.]

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[ID: A post by Neurodivergent Rebel:

“High functioning” often means “good at faking being non-autistic” and “having a complex mask”. It’s used to dismiss people when they ask for help. It’s not a compliment. #ActuallyAutistic]

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[ID: A series of GIFS showing TV host Hasan Minhaj interacting with Marie Kondo. 

The first GIF shows Hasan Minhaj reading a question aloud, standing in front of a background. He says, “Did Marie Kondo help you spark joy?”

The second GIF shows Hasan Minhaj in an office showing a pen to Marie Kondo. He says, “These pens bring me a lot of joy. So do I just keep them, do I get rid of them, what do I do?” She responds, “Yes, of course keep them.”

In the third GIF, Hasan Minhaj says, “Okay. But sometimes I just wanna buy, like...fifty.”

Marie Kondo asks, “Does it make you spark joy, having fifty of them?”

He responds, “Yeah, it makes me really happy!”

She says, “Then you have no option but to!” Both Hasan Minhaj and she are smiling.

The final GIF shows Hasan Minhaj standing in the same place he was in the first GIF. He says, “Marie’s awesome. She’s amazing. I won so many more pens.”]

Hasan Shares His Valentines Day Plans | Marie Kondo Sparks Joy With Hasan Minhaj

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[ID: A Tumblr post by theconcealedweapon that reads, “‘Autistic people are too sensitive.’ Meanwhile, here’s a list of things that offend allistic people.

not making eye contact

wanting to be left alone

not wanting to take part in a conversation

using the wrong tone

showing the wrong amount of excitement

pointing instead of using words

not wanting to be touched

not wanting to eat certain foods

wearing earplugs around other people

stimming in a way that does not affect anyone else

not following traditions

questioning their authority”

The post is tagged #autism and #actuallyautistic.]

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[ID: “Disney has admitted to using makeup to help dozens of white extras look Middle Eastern for crowd scenes in its upcoming, live-action remake of Aladdin, The Sunday Times reports. According to the British newspaper, ‘The company says it resorted to darkening white people for roles requiring skills that could not be readily found in the Asian community’ near Longcross Film Studios, where shooting is underway, ‘such as stunt men, dancers, and camel handlers.’ Located in the English county of Surrey, Longcross is about a 50-minute drive from London, home to a 1.1 million-person population of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Arab descendants”]

fuck Disney and fuck guy ritchie http://www.indiewire.com/2018/01/white-aladdin-actors-skin-darker-disney-guy-ritchie-remake-1201915149/

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[ID: A drawing of two doorways. The door on the left is open and empty, and is labeled “Actually understanding that MADD is a mental disorder”. The door on the right has been torn off its hinges, and the doorway is crowded with crude drawings of people. That doorway is labeled “Oh yeah, I daydream too”.]

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[ID: a post by SnowPoweredGiraffe that reads “the spectrum DOES NOT refer to ‘how autistic’ you are. all autistic people are the same amount of autistics. there’s just a wide SPECTRUM of symptoms and ways those symptoms can manifest in someone. please take this knowledge and use it to fight evil”]

i was ranting about ableism on twitter and.  i realize a lot of people genuinely do not know this and dont mean harm. so please know this and cause less harm. you will make my life and the life of other autistic people just a little bit better.

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[ID: A screenshot of part of a Wikipedia article for “paradox of tolerance”. The contents of the article read, “The paradox of tolerance, first described by Karl Popper in 1945, is a decision theory paradox. The paradox states that if a society is tolerant without limit, their ability to be tolerant will eventually be seized or destroyed by the intolerant. Popper came to the seemingly paradoxical conclusion that in order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must be intolerant of intolerance.”]

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Puppetgate

Those of you who aren’t on autistic twitter are missing out on Puppetgate.

Hold onto your pants because this is going to get UNREAL.

1. A London playhouse reveals that it will be doing a play about a family whose non-verbal autistic child is being sent to an institution.

The autistic child will be represented by a puppet.

2. Autistic Twitter: “A puppet? What the fuck? Like we already feel like we are treated as inhuman things with no voice.”

3. Play supporters: “but Julia from Sesame Street is okay right?”

4. Autistic twitter: “…true but why a puppet?”

5. Playhouse: “because of child labour laws. You can’t ask a non verbal autistic child to perform in a play day after day.”

6. Autistic Twitter: “but why couldn’t a small adult actor just…”

7. Playhouse: “okay and here is the puppet!”

8. Autistic Twitter: “Oh dear god what is that unholy abomination?”

9. Playhouse: “it’s great right? This puppet is going to be SO MUCH more like an autistic child than a human could ever be!”

(Seriously)

https://twitter.com/allinarowplay/status/1092410318960148481?s=21

10. Autistic Twitter: “how could that creepy goblin represent an autistic child better than an actor could?”

11. Playhouse: “Well you see because he’s a non verbal autistic and aggressive so things get pretty physical and also it would be stereotypical and insulting to make a human play an autistic person but if we use an inanimate object it’s fine.”

12. Autistic Twitter: “We are NOT okay with this.”

13. Playhouse: “You haven’t even seen the play. We consulted with so many autistic people.”

14. National Autism Society: “Yeah you consulted us and we told you that this play was problematic and that you should make some major changes including dumping the puppet.”

15. Playhouse: “And we took those notes under advisement.”

16. NAS: “But you didn’t make the changes.”

17. Playhouse: “No. Because you just a read a script and we know you’ll all feel differently when you see it.

18. Autistic Twitter: “So… can autistic theatre critics get free tickets so we can see if?”

19. Playhouse: “No we can’t afford to give out free tickets to critics.”

20. Non-Autistic Critic: “Actually you offered ME free tickets and I turned them down saying you should give them to an autistic critic.”

21. Playhouse: “…Hey look, opening night!”

22. Non-Autistic Critic: “So I went to see it and… it’s really weird. The parents are terrible people and I cannot for the life of me understand why they thought an adult man with a grey faced goblin sprouting from his groin making autistic noises was more realistic than an autistic actor playing the child themself.”

23. Non-Autistic Autism Advocate: “I went to see it and it was SO GOOD. I totally forgot that Laurence was a puppet he seemed so much like a real autistic child in that he was not human and he didn’t even feature that much in the play.

The heartbreak of the family dealing with the tragedy of autism was so real and honest and I have NO idea why people are offended by this wonderful play that portrays autism as a family-destroying evil.

24. #ActuallyAutistic Critic: “GUYS I WENT TO SEE IT AND OMG. Theatre isn’t sensory friendly, non sensory friendly performances, no trigger warnings on anything even though it’s full of ableism and screaming people.

Plot of the play is that the kid is being taken by social services to go to an institution.

Big plot twist is that the mom called them herself because she couldn’t handle the autism anymore.

Puppet just flaps around and occasionally attacks people. I actually really love puppetry but this was messed up and not well done AT ALL.

These people are all terrible. Dad has been taking shits on the Mom’s pillow and blaming it on his non-verbal son.

Puppet gets pinned to the ground in that move that can kill people.

The puppet’s care worker says that autistic people are animals who have reincarnated as people, and he’s still the best human being in this play.

This is play is an ableist shitfest written by allistics for allistics about the tragedy of autism and how it destroys families.”

25. Autistic Twitter: “Sorry, did you say the Dad SHITS ON HIS WIFE’S PILLOW AND BLAMES HIS SON??”

26. Allistic Twitter: “This play was SO brave to be so honest about how awful autistic children are! So refreshing to see a play showing the PARENTS’ viewpoint for once!

(SERIOUSLY)

So that’s where we are right about now. If you want to go be angry the hashtag on twitter is #puppetgate

Here is a link to Shaun May’s amazing and horrifying review of this tire fire of a play.

https://shaunmay.co.uk/allinarow/

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[Image description: A two-part Twitter post from user @juuuila. The first part reads, “Had a Columbus police officer come talk to our class and he asked the class if anyone could define assault and some kid raised his hand and said ‘kicking a handcuffed man who’s laying face down in the head’ OHHHHHHHH MY GOD!!!”. The second part reads, “he goes ‘well that could be resisting arrest’ the kid goes ‘he’s handcuffed. face down on the ground.’ cop goes ‘we’re not gonna talk politics now’ LMAO EVERYBODY IS SHOOK”.]

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Hey gang, if you could please signal boost this? All In A Row is an extremely abelist play whos producers and writers are ignoring the response of the Autistic community and insisting to continue performing the play which uses a puppet to represent an Autistic child. Major TW / CW for Abelism.

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[Image description: A black and white photo of a man and a woman, walking side by side on a street. They are both wearing signs. The woman’s sign reads “Help me. Keep my husband here. He is a refugee facing death in Germany. He’s too young to die! I’m too young to be a widow. Please sign petitions”. The man’s sign reads “Shoot me. I am a refugee. I don’t want to be tortured to death by Hitler. I’ll be deported to Germany! Unless you stop it now. Please sign petitions”.]

European Jews on Ellis Island protest against their deportation to Germany, 1936

via reddit