The Long Road to Acceptance: From ASL to Letter Boards in Classrooms
Decades ago, American Sign Language struggled to be recognized as a legitimate language. Today, we’re seeing a similar journey unfold for non-speakers who rely on letter boards and other forms of alternative communication in classrooms.
Announcing ‘The Lighter Side of the Spectrum’ Autism Podcast
I’m thrilled to introduce you to my new podcast where we take a heartfelt, honest, and even humorous look at parenting, advocacy, and life on the autism spectrum.
Part 2: Achieving Healthcare Equity Through the SAFE Care Consensus Principles
Overview of the SAFE Care Foundational Premises It was developed through an extensive consensus-based process, involving a wide range of stakeholders, that the Supporting Access for Everyone (SAFE) Initiative established first-of-its-kind guidelines for providing accessible, equitable healthcare to youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs). Healthcare settings seeking to become more inclusive of neurodivergent patients can learn […]
Part 1: Neurodivergent youth are being victimized by healthcare abilism
Many healthcare facilities are still inaccessible to those with disabilities. We need to change the current unacceptable healthcare disparities Two of my passionate causes are accessibility and inclusion. Every child deserves equal access to high-quality, compassionate healthcare. Yet for the 1 in 6 youth living with a neurodevelopmental disability (NDD) like autism, ADHD or intellectual […]
