I’m Aviva, a parent of 8, passionate about autistic rights, stopping quackery, autism acceptance and gaming.
Yesterday my partner and I had to opportunity to participate in a district event called CLAW. It is an event where leaders teach different belt loops. Belt loops are advancements for cub scouts. The sessions were about 20 minutes. The one we chose was Cubs Who Care. That is the disability awareness one. They said… Continue reading Teaching Scouts to Interact with Disabled People Benefits Everyone
My Experience with Being Banned from the Internet As a Child The internet first started to grow when I was in high school. My mother had a friend from Shul who worked for the local cable company and we had high speed internet early. It was great except I was the only one not allowed… Continue reading Keeping Autistic Kids Off the Internet Does Not Protect Them, Teaching Internet Safety Does
As many of you know, I am a Scoutmaster to a girls BSA troop, on the district committee and a Cub Scout Den leader. The girls troop I run is connected with an already established. One boy and his mom I know since he was 8 and he is 12 now. My assistant scout master… Continue reading Martyr Parents and Scouting Do Not Mix
https://autish.wordpress.com/2020/03/20/aut-ish-episode-14-discourse-special-guest-amanda-seigler-fierce-autie/ Accessibility notice and Intro Music – 00:00-00:25 For more accessibility, feel free to read the transcript as you listen. Available at: https://autish.wordpress.com Onikage Hello, and welcome to the Aut-Ish podcast. My name is Onikage. And this Autism podcast, like my blog provides various autistic content. I am autistic myself and I want to promote acceptance,… Continue reading Interview with Aut-ish on Discourse, Pseudoscience and Scouting
It is no secret that my family and I are involved in Boy Scouts of America. Last night there was a business meeting that I thought I had to attend because I am the scout master of a girls troop and my husband went because he is the cub master for a cub scout pack.… Continue reading Autistics are Not Your Inspiration
My son who is 10 years old is autistic and has been a scout since he was six years old. He was semi verbal until he was really involved with scouts. Most of my readers know I sing the praises of Boy Scouts of America for autistic children. This past weekend was an event called… Continue reading One Autistic Scout Defying other Leaders Doubts
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
I see it all the time and hear the common phrase "my child cannot be a scout because they are autistic" and this could not be further from the truth. Scouting is a wonderful program for everyone. It is inclusive, teaches life skills and teaching youth about different types of people. I was a Girl… Continue reading Scouting Benefits Autistics
Today was Cub Scout day camp orientation. The director did an amazing thing had made a form to see if anything at all triggers a scout so they know what to do and what not to do. Kudos to her. One of the parents made a joke about "what could possibly trigger my son? This… Continue reading Martyr Moms are everywhere, Even orientation for Cub Scout Day Camp