tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post3368898737929850510..comments2024-02-04T16:46:03.204-08:00Comments on Radical Neurodivergence Speaking: Autistic Pride Day 2013Neurodivergent Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02815685510033244185noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-57712808356570549612013-06-20T09:25:03.964-07:002013-06-20T09:25:03.964-07:00That message is to Paula, by the way.That message is to Paula, by the way.NewtToadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01209907707780320029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-88747827278928165482013-06-20T09:06:48.070-07:002013-06-20T09:06:48.070-07:00Yes, you absolutely have my permission. Thanks!Yes, you absolutely have my permission. Thanks!NewtToadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01209907707780320029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-58981230422464627032013-06-19T11:52:04.298-07:002013-06-19T11:52:04.298-07:00I put this awesomely perfect post onto my own blog...I put this awesomely perfect post onto my own blog because I was thinking "What She Said!" so loud yesterday and I thought it would tell you with a pingback or something like that but it did not so I'm telling you today. What you said! You Are All The Trains!Elizabeth J. (Ibby) Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330631899371657005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-84223365397522991792013-06-19T11:20:10.675-07:002013-06-19T11:20:10.675-07:00This is perfect, K. I am so honored to be part of...This is perfect, K. I am so honored to be part of your community and I proudly stand with you and the whole community. xo Brenda Rothman (Mama Be Good)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17399227210081662280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-31340008888908036642013-06-19T11:00:22.688-07:002013-06-19T11:00:22.688-07:00NewtToad, would it be OK if I posted this to my bl...NewtToad, would it be OK if I posted this to my blog article about Autistic Pride Day? Or maybe just on my FB page, and would attribute it to you, of course. http://paulacdurbinwestbyautisticblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/autistic-pride-day-autistic-focused.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-36481829394874008492013-06-19T07:40:40.286-07:002013-06-19T07:40:40.286-07:00~~ I know this is late being posted here, though y...~~ I know this is late being posted here, though yesterday I wrote this for our Pride Day. ~~<br /> <br />Today is Autistic Pride Day, June 18th, 2013. It is an honor to be able to celebrate this day, to celebrate ourselves, and how we each experience life as Autistic individuals. We have a lot of work ahead of us in activism and self-advocacy, but it is clearly paying off. However, this day isn't about that. This day is about Pride, self-respect, self-love. I for one know that I am lucky to be alive, to experience things from my own perspective which is known as Autism/Asperger's. It's not the label which I celebrate, it is the qualities defined by the label which I am proud to say that I possess. Each and every day I pray, giving thanks and gratitude for my existence as an Autistic individual. Autism is a way of being, a neurology all of its own, a way of accessing and experiencing the world around us through the "hardware" of our brains. I wouldn't want to be any other way. Existence doesn't have to be justified in order to continue Being. Existence just IS, and existence for its own sake is beautiful. Autism is beautiful. Though I CAN justify it, and I can say that I LOVE being Autistic. I AM Autistic, Autistic is who I am. Everything I do has been done while being Autistic, and through my Autistic mind/brain. I have never "suffered" from being this way. It is simply who I am, and I know that who I am is special and beautiful.NewtToadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01209907707780320029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-17832573064293196842013-06-18T14:37:08.532-07:002013-06-18T14:37:08.532-07:00This made me weepy just now.
I like that our comm...This made me weepy just now.<br /><br />I like that our community keeps standing up for each other no matter how much other people say we don't matter. And I like that our community stands up with other vulnerable and marginalized people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-19770992986833834712013-06-18T13:56:11.253-07:002013-06-18T13:56:11.253-07:00I am proud to be part of this community, and I'...I am proud to be part of this community, and I'm glad Kayli has a community. She knows it. Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842905140124934027noreply@blogger.com