A Jewish Autistic's Experience Visiting a Concentration Camp
In the year 2000, I was a senior in high school. I was the odd one out at school but I was accepted at religious school and temple youth group. There was a presentation about a special trip called the March of the Living. The March of the Living was for high school students to… Continue Reading →
The Blue Pumpkin and Why I will Never Get One for my Children
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 →
Autistic History: Akitoin T4
When you think T4, you think thyroid test. It also has a much darker meaning. This program was called Aktoin T4 program or the T4 Program. T4 stands for Tiergartenstrasse 4. This was the Nazi’s effort, disguised as a euthanasia program, to kill ill, mentally disabled, physically disabled, “emotionally distraught” and elderly people. The word… Continue Reading →