stereotypes Archives • Ollibean

The Scarlet A: Why I Don’t Want My ID to Broadcast My Autism

2016-11-10T10:11:37-05:00By Judy Endow|Categories: Advocacy, Author, blog, Disability Rights, General, Judy Endow, Lifestyle, Search Categories|Tags: ableism, all disabilities, autism, Autism on Identification, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cross disability, discrimination, ID, identification, Judy Endow, labels, Neurodiversity, stereotypes|

A few days ago I read the article 'Law Allowing Autism to be Listed on IDs Moves Through Legislature'.

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Amy Sequenzia: “Just Me”

Amy Sequenzia: “Just Me”

2016-11-10T10:12:10-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Lifestyle, Think Tank|Tags: AAC, advocacy, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, epilepsy, high-functioning, labels, low-functioning, presume competence, self-advocacy, stereotypes|

Amy Sequenzia writes about rejecting society's many labels. Perceptions such as “super spectacular” autistic and “low-functioning” are equally harmful .

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Subconscious Stereotyping

2016-11-10T10:12:12-05:00By Cody Lawson|Categories: blog, Cody Lawson, General, Lifestyle, Think Tank|Tags: Aix-Marseille University, all disabilities, all kids, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, discrimination, down syndrome, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, stereotypes, T21|

When it comes to negative stereotypes, your subconscious may not be the best dinner guest.

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Stereotypes of Children with Disabilities

2012-04-19T22:33:35-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Lifestyle|Tags: all disabilities, all kids, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, PLoS ONE, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, stereotypes|

Stigmatization is one of the greatest obstacles to the successful

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Todd Drezner: Nickels, Dimes and ‘High-Functioning’ Autism

2016-11-10T10:12:22-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Lifestyle, Parenting|Tags: all disabilities, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, high-functioning, Huffington Post, low-functioning, stereotypes, Todd Drezner|

As Justin Canha's story shows, the autistic person who needs

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