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LITERACY QUOTE OF THE DAY

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

“…in Afghanistan, the women refer to their illiteracy as blindness. When I asked them what they meant by that, one woman explained: ‘I couldn’t read, so I couldn’t see what was going on.’ In fewer than a dozen words, she described a system that men in power have relied on for centuries-keep women uneducated so they won’t know what’s going on.” – Sally Armstrong, Uprising: A New Age is Dawning for Every Mother’s Daughter

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AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH QUOTE 10

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

“In many ways, diagnosis saved my life. And it’s no secret that disabled people need diagnosis in order to access potentially life-saving resources. But we should be working to undermine a system which withholds and gatekeeps resources from those who need them, as well as undermining the neoliberal-esque ideologies which don’t necessarily consider the health of the population to be much of a priority. I was always going to seek a diagnosis because I know how nesessary and validating it can be, but my goal is a world where that doesn’t need to be the case.” – Ember Green, Misinfo, Diagnosis & Autism Advocacy ft. @YoSamdySam

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VIDEO GAME QUOTE OF THE DAY

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

“Science isn’t about why! It’s about why not!” – Cave Johnson, Portal 2

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AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH QUOTE 12

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

“You hear as autistics we make poor eye contact, we have difficulty socialising, which are both very pathologising ways of describing something that is inherently neutral. You could completely rewrite the neurotypical experience to be just as pathologised, if you wanted to. … ‘I’ve discovered this new condition – sorry, disorder – called “Neurotypical Spectrum Disorder”, and people who are suffering or afflicted with this disorder often have poor attention to detail. They might have an obsession with meaningless small talk, social status, and ritualistic exchange or social grooming. They may demonstrate a lack of interest in exploring their favourite topics deeply. They will take many activities at once, aka “multitasking”, at the expense of all of them. They have a linear thought process and inability to think outside of the box on a daily basis.'” – Samantha Stein, Autistic traits are HUMAN traits: depathologising the autistic

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Why I Say I'm ADtistic Instead of an AuDHDer

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Why I Say I’m ADtistic Instead of an AuDHDer

First of all, I was diagnosed as ADHD first; why does Autism get to go in the front? Jokes aside, sort of, the other reasons are the multiple spellings and pronunciations:

Spelling

AuDHD(er)

AUDHD(er)

AUdhd(er)

Pronunciation

A-U-DHD(er)

AW-D-HD(er)

If I missed any, it proves my point. With ADtistic (A-D-tistic)… that’s it, unless someone wants to be a smartass. ADtistic is easier to remember. In addition, AuDHD(er) / AUDHD(er) / AUdhd(er), while creative, is too much of a mouthful and takes too long to say, anyway you wanna say it. And typing/writing it is annoying. ADtistic, however, has the same “ring” Autistic does. “I don’t ‘have’ Autism; I’m Autistic.” “I don’t ‘have’ ADHD and Autism; I’m ADtistic.” Inversely: “I don’t ‘have’ ADHD and Autism; I’m an A-U-DHDer/AW-D-HDer/Any I missed.” Also, saying “I’m ADtistic” will, probably, prompt the question, “Don’t you mean autistic?” which creates a teachable moment. Or the opportunity to be a smartass, if that’s your thing. Lastly, more of a sidenote, since every language is made up, and new words are being made up for them on a regular basis and/or being redefined, when only talking about ADHD, I say, “I’m ADHD” instead of “I’m an ADHDer.”

I am ADHD. I am Autistic. I am ADtistic.

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Well, this is all for today! Thank you for reading! May every decision you make be in the spirit of fairness and may the rest of your day NOT go to $#!7!

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Saturday, June 10, 2023 Growing up, the "would you mind" question was the nice way of telling us to do something without telling us.

My younger sister said "no" the first time she was "asked" and was SO CONFUSED when dad got annoyed.

I don't remember how I reacted the first time I was "asked", but I completely understood her confusion.

I could have gone all day taking screenshots of this thread, but you get the point.

GET TO THE POINT!

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LITERACY QUOTE OF THE DAY

Thursday, March 14, 2024

“To be scientifically illiterate is to remain essentially uncultured. And the chief virtue of a cultural activity–be it art, music, literature, or science–is the way it enriches our lives.” – Lawrence M. Krauss

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH QUOTE 12

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

“But I am really saying something very simple. The will of the people, or the state, is revealed by the state’s institutions. There was not, then, nor is there, now, a single American institution, which is not a racist institution. And racist institutions – the unions, for one example, the Church, for another, and the Army – or the military – for yet another, are meant to keep the nigger in his place. Yes: we have lived through tokens and concessions but white power remains white. And what it appears to surrender with one hand it obsessively clutches in the other.” – James Baldwin, Dark Days

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LITERACY QUOTE OF THE DAY

Thursday, April 25, 2024

“The gulf between science and education has been harmful. A look at the science reveals that the methods commonly used to teach children are inconsistent with basic facts about human cognition and development and so make learning to read more difficult than it should be. They inadvertently place many children at risk for reading failure. They discriminate against poorer children who could have become successful readers. Many children who do manage to learn to read under these conditions wind up disinterested in the activity. In short, what happens in classrooms isn’t adequate for many children, and this shows in the quality of this country’s literacy achievement. Reading is under pressure for other reasons, but educational theories and practices may accelerate its marginalization.” – Mark Seidenberg

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The purpose of the Literacy Quote series is to shed light on the problem(s) of illiteracy. For more details, click here! Check out Kids Need to Read to help children discover the joy of reading and the power of a literate mind!

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AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH QUOTE 13

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

“Let’s become informed consumers and keep school professionals and private providers accountable for their work and how it affects autistic children’s mental health. Where do I stand? I am against ableist and abusive practices that harm ND children. I am not anti any specific professional field. I am for clinically informed, neurodiversity-affirming practices that are delivered with understanding of a specific condition, with clinical and developmental grounding, and with understanding of the child and the family.” – Yulika Forman, PhD, LMHC, "What Practices Are Abusive For Autistic Children?"

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Check out Different Brains, who “strives to encourage understanding & acceptance of individuals who have variations in brain function and social behaviors known as neurodiversity”. Interested in seeing where the quote came from? If so, check out their Instagram post here! For the curious, the purpose of this series of quotes can be found here! Enjoy what I do? Please consider supporting via the WGS Ko-fi! Like what you see and want to know when there’s more? Click here to subscribe for updates!

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ADHD AWARENESS MONTH QUOTE 12 OF 12

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Support is the number one thing when it comes to fighting a mental illness. And the ones who have walked in the same shoes as you are the very best support system. There is no stigma in this group. There is no judging. We aren’t here to judge. We are here to understand and to let you know you aren’t alone in whatever battle you are facing. And that is why we started this group called You Matter. –…

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AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH QUOTE 9

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

“Be careful NOT to say things like ‘if you would only apply yourself’ or ‘try harder next time’ or any comments that assume your loved one wasn’t already trying their hardest. (Because our best is all we can give, and being told our best isn’t good enough is demoralizing).” – Lyric Rivera, Could Your Child or Loved One be NeuroDivergent?

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AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH QUOTE 5

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

“The world has a fast-growing problematic disability, which forges bonds in families, causes people to communicate in direct and clear ways, cuts down meaningless social interaction, pushes people to the limit with learning about themselves, whilst making them work together to make a better world. It’s called Autism – and I can’t see anything wrong with it, can you? Boy I’m glad I also have this disability!” – Patrick Jasper Lee

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ADHD AWARENESS QUOTE 2 OF 3 Friday, October 7, 2022

"'Procrastination is not Laziness', I tell him. 'It is fear. Call it by its right name, and forgive yourself.'" - Julia Cameron, The Prosperous Heart: Creating a Life of Enough

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STUPIDITY QUOTE 2 OF 3 Tuesday, March 14, 2023

"On Stupidity - There is no such thing as a foolproof plan. If there are fools about, no plan is proof against them." - Marsha Hinds

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How to Explain the Fluidity of Needs Based on Energy Levels

Friday, March 15, 2024

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How to Explain the Fluidity of Needs Based on Energy Levels

Neurodivergent community, I have figured out a way to explain the fluidity of our needs based on our energy levels. Although, if one thinks about it, it applies to everyone. Imagine everyone has a Stamina/Energy Bar above their heads; we’ll use the color Yellow to represent the stamina available, and Grey to represent the stamina used. And every task, every action, has a set amount, a number, assigned to it. Now imagine every time someone picks up their bag, turns their head, moves in any way, speaks, does ANYTHING, the yellow area either steadily shrinks, or drops all at once to a specific point, while the rest of the bar it is greyed out. Now imagine when someone eats, drinks, sleeps, relaxes, RESTS, the yellow area of the bar steadily increases over time, shrinking the grey area. But what happens if we use all our energy during the day? Or go into the negative? If we don’t recoup stamina/energy throughout the day and while sleeping, then our Stamina Bar, going into the next day, is mostly greyed out. If there’s any yellow at all. We could have pushed the grey area past 0, into the negative. Now, because we’re either running on empty, or borrowing from tomorrow, tasks we could easily do yesterday cannot be done today, or they’re done “half-assed”, because we don’t have the Stamina to do them “properly”. We’d need more REST to replenish our stamina. We’d either need to INCREASE the size of the yellow area of the Stamina Bar and/or DECREASE the size of the grey area to bring us above 0. If we borrow too much of tomorrow, if we extend the grey area of the Stamina Bar too far past 0, it WILL cause burn out. AND irreparable damage if done too often and/or if we’re burnt out, in the negative, past 0, for too long.

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