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AAC, autism, disability

The Presumption of Competence

25 November 20206 December 2020 Donnie TC Denome

Content Note: discussions of abuse, denial of communication, functioning “levels”

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Tagged AAC, ableism, activism, autism, communication, disability, italics, language, link, self-advocacy
disability

A Real Professional Might Just Do That

20 November 20206 December 2020 Donnie TC Denome

Content Notice: mentions of ABA, abuse by therapists and health professionals, minimizing of abuse and hurt, “not all [insert group here]” excuses

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Tagged aba, abuse, italics, link, medical abuse, professionals
AAC, autism, disability

AAC Phrases For Medical Advocacy

2 November 20202 November 2020 Donnie TC Denome

Content Notice: medical, mentions of blood, fasting, surgery

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Tagged AAC, autism, italics, language, links, medical stuff, video
autism, disability, poetry

Poetry as AAC

14 May 202021 May 2020 Donnie TC Denome

Content Note: mentions of misogyny, anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes, ableism, racism

this is a poem about
how i communicate and
how i think and
why that matters Continue reading “Poetry as AAC” →

Tagged AAC, autism, communication, italics, language, self-advocacy
disability, mental health, poetry, Uncategorized

Dispatches from a Pandemic: living/dying/reliving

22 April 2020 Donnie TC Denome

Content Note: COVID-19

for Nina, Q, and Fenrir

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Tagged friends, italics, mental health, school
activism, autism, disability, queerness, trans

An Essay: “Disability is Natural”

18 April 2020 Donnie TC Denome

Content notice: (reclaimed and unreclaimed) anti-LGBTQ+ and ableist slurs, mentions of anti-LGBTQ+ and ableist violence, discussions of anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice and ableism.

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Tagged AAC, activism, autism, bigotry, government, italics, language, self-advocacy, trans

Recent Posts

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