I’m Aviva, a parent of 8, passionate about autistic rights, stopping quackery, autism acceptance and gaming.
Back in August, the scouting year started again. We had new cub scouts and now our pack is up to almost 80 scouts. That is amazing but we had to recruit new leaders. This is great. Two of my sons are in the Bear level. This is all third grade boys and girls. There… Continue reading How I Became Someone's Inspiration Porn
Today I went hiking with my service dog, Ralph. I take him to the nature preserve because its quiet and it makes me feel like I am in the middle of the woods. I have taken him many times before. I have have had negative comments about Ralph until today. Its not like I… Continue reading When You See a Service Dog, Do not Judge the Handler
Chris and Jonathan speak to Anne Borden, Amanda Seigler, and Melissa Eaton who are campaigning against phony autism cures. 0:55 Alternative treatments for autism and why they exist 3:28 Going undercover on Facebook 5:00 MMS or the bleach cure 11:00 The pushback against activism 12:31 How social media companies have responded 14:10 Chelation therapy… Continue reading Interview by The Body of Evidence Podcast – Campaign Against Phony Autism Cures
Stem Cells. This is a quack cure that is not talked about as much as it should be. Stem cell therapy and research only valid for the treatments of blood and bone marrow cancer. That is it. But the quack peddlers are pushing it for autism. Yes you read this right. While hiking with my… Continue reading Quackery exposed: stem cell therapy
Ever since the NBC article has been released, I became public about my bleacher hunting. I have done more as a result. I was at a fast pace and I felt empowered. I was being more public about my efforts. People have been reaching out to me to ask my opinion or my advice. I… Continue reading Autistic Burnout after Going Public
"I hate autism." To the neurotypical community it seems to be a harmless statement. I hear and see parents say this often. It shakes me to the core. To an autistic and a parent of autistics, its very offensive. I have several reasons for this statement. The belief that I need to change to… Continue reading Saying "I hate autism" is Harmful to Autistic People
The Autism Society of America was established in 1986 by Bernard Rimland, Ivar Lovaas, Ruth Sullivan and a small group of parents of autistic children. Two of those names should sound familar. Bernard Rimland was the creator of the DAN protocol and Ivar Lovaas was the creator of ABA and Conversion Therapy. That should say… Continue reading Problematic Organization: Autism Society of America
Parents Are Poisoning Their Kids With Bleach To 'Cure' Autism Melissa Eaton, 38, and Amanda Seigler, 39, are mothers to autistic children who report groups on social media that promote "miracle cures" like the use of chlorine dioxide or urine as a means to reverse autism. They have complained to Facebook and other government agencies.… Continue reading Shared: Parents Are Poisoning Their Kids With Bleach To 'Cure' Autism
After a good friend of mine showed me a photo of the night sky ceiling she is painting for her autistic son and other people were telling me how they turned their rooms into sensory rooms, it triggered a memory. This time it was a good one. I promise. Before I even suspected I might… Continue reading First Time I Ever Saw a Sensory Room
With Halloween coming up, the blue pumpkin project has surfaced online. The blue pumpkin is to make the autistic children stand out so people know that the child may not be able to say "trick or treat." It seems innocent enough but the autistic community as a whole is against this. Blue for autism was… Continue reading The Blue Pumpkin and Why I will Never Get One for my Children