tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post3219221395526142436..comments2023-05-09T06:00:19.599-04:00Comments on Autistic Hoya — A blog by Lydia X. Z. Brown (2011-2020): An Open Letter to the Educators That I Work WithLydia Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484063914873791571noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-10891804999777331162017-10-25T09:51:07.175-04:002017-10-25T09:51:07.175-04:00This is why special ed was awful.This is why special ed was awful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797355163291930470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-8237550300737887532016-02-12T14:40:42.738-05:002016-02-12T14:40:42.738-05:00I suffer discrimination in the workplace as an aut...I suffer discrimination in the workplace as an autistic, being judged by coworkers for being 'patient' and 'understanding' of students' behaviours past the point that my colleagues would have started castigating them. It's weird hearing coworkers bluntly tell students that "(student names) are lucky Miss Shan is so patient, I won't/don't/wouldn't put up Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681121753547517762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-33325401763356020382016-02-11T22:45:17.398-05:002016-02-11T22:45:17.398-05:00And that is why I have insistently had stimming wr...And that is why I have insistently had stimming written into my son's IEP since 1st grade, when a teacher tried to un-mainstream him for twirling pencils. <br /><br />We still fight that fight all the time, unfortunately. We have a better team now, but, ugh.VASpiderhttp://vaspider.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-78050403274558614162016-02-11T14:44:33.851-05:002016-02-11T14:44:33.851-05:00Viva Voce that is all sorts of messed upViva Voce that is all sorts of messed upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-18698840248708298422016-02-11T13:26:48.420-05:002016-02-11T13:26:48.420-05:00Yesterday my daughter went to the first meeting of...Yesterday my daughter went to the first meeting of a (required) "diversity" workshop at her university. And here were the rules for participants, as announced by the professional counsellors who ran the workshop: maintain eye contact with speaker, be careful to read body language,show "respect" with your own body language, describe your emotional reactions to what was said (Viva Vocehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087486516255825967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-66691368398224442932016-02-10T20:06:07.766-05:002016-02-10T20:06:07.766-05:00Bravo! Everything I wanted to say to my teachers,...Bravo! Everything I wanted to say to my teachers, but didn't have the resources.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068006863780108362noreply@blogger.com