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I CAN'T Wait

Duncan had another appointment with the dentist this morning. Lady and Thomas have both started school now (more on that later- but it's going well) so it was just the two of us. The 1st time we were at that dentist it was a huge struggle to get him...

Published 26 Mar 2010 8:18 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: health, autism, disability, disablism, blog awards

Words, language, attitudes and actions

There's a campaign to encourage people to rethink the words they choose to write and say. Today, March 3 2010 , has been chosen as a day to focus on these issues. Words matter, language matters. When people decide to use as slurs and insults, words...

Published 3 Mar 2010 9:14 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism, disablism, abuse, bullying, activism

Orlando Holiday: Part 1 The Flight

We rose early on Tuesday morning and piled cases, wheelchairs and bodies into the car bound for Dublin airport. Once parked and in the airport, we'd only a short wait to drop of our bags then through security. So far, so fantastic. Duncan used his...

Published 25 Feb 2010 2:21 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: family, getting away, autism, communication, disablism

We're NOT supporting Andrew Wakefield Facebook Group

I started a group on Facebook for everyone who wishes to record their opinion on the Andrew Wakefield GMC rulings. Anyone who is/is closely connected to an autistic person is especially welcome. Join here: Parents and autistic people supporting GMC rulings...

Published 30 Jan 2010 1:17 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism, science, quackery, disability, disablism

Dear passengers on EI121

So you've all booked a flight from Dublin to Orlando and luckily, you've chosen to go at the same time as me and my family. Some of you will, like us, be heading off for a bit of a holiday and hoping for sun, heat, roller coasters and perhaps...

Published 26 Jan 2010 10:38 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: getting away, autism, disability, disablism

I'm a Mummy and I'll vent if I want to

I am so sick of this. There are some people who choose publicise their feeling of rage, hate and shock at having given birth to autistic children. On Gonzo's blog I read about one woman's horrible bile-filled blog post about her daughter. This...

Published 23 Jul 2009 10:00 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism in the media, autism, disability, disablism, bullying

Action for Children ad demonising autistic children cleared by ASA

In January, a major UK children's charity, Action for Children, released a television advertisement ostensibly about the help they had offered an autistic boy. It gave however, a shockingly inaccurate, damaging and offensive portrayal of autism and...

Published 17 Jun 2009 10:28 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism in the media, autism, disability, communication, disablism, abuse, bullying, Action for Children

Mt Letter to the ASA about Action for Children monster ad

Now that the ASA have ruled that the monster ad did not breach their code of practise, I will publish in full the letter I submitted about the ad. I will shortly publish my view on the ruling and Action for Children's response. ------------------...

Published 17 Jun 2009 8:02 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism in the media, autism, disability, disablism, abuse, bullying, Action for Children

Entrenched evil-doing in Ireland

We all knew what to expect. It is still shocking though when you read the report , or, as much of it as you can stomach. The people of the church carried it out, they covered it up. Generations of children had their lives ruined, and in some cases, taken...

Published 21 May 2009 1:00 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: politics, disability, disablism, Ireland, abuse, bullying, church

Autism Culture in Salon

Via Michelle Dawson's Autism Crisis blog, I have just read a recent Salon article about the supposed "burgeoning "autism culture" movement" . This is presented as an idea with which "not all parents or medical experts agree...

Published 29 Apr 2009 12:16 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism in the media, autism, disability, disablism, aba

Horse Mum gets in touch

I was very interested to read a few comments on my "Horse Boy" blog post from Kristin Neff, the mother of the child featured in the book. I don't think she likes what I had to say. I am happy to respond to her comments but since she wrote...

Published 23 Apr 2009 11:19 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism in the media, autism books, autism, science, quackery, disablism, drivel

"Special Needs"?

What do people think of the term "special needs" to mean disabilities? I don't like it. I know it's in common use. Disabled children in UK schools who need them are allotted (often after a fight from their parents against intransigent...

Published 7 Mar 2009 11:51 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism, disability, communication, disablism

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