Category: Changelog
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Changelog: For an autistic person it’s about finding the right niche
For an autistic person ‘it’s about finding the right niche’, because ‘if you have a particular interest, you can really thrive in a particular niche.’ Happier on the outside? Discourses of exclusion, disempowerment and belonging from former autistic school staff We updated “Niche Construction”, “Cavendish Space”, and “⛺️🔥 Cavendish Space: Caves, Campfires, and Watering Holes…
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Changelog: “Accommodation” Implies a Sort of Permission
We updated our “Accommodation” glossary page with a selection from “The Future of Design Is Designing for Disability” by s.e. smith. “Accommodation” implies a sort of permission, something granted to another person. It suggests that there’s something abnormal about a disabled person that requires extra effort. In the case of the ADA, people fighting accessibility…
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Changelog: Mass school refusal among neurodivergent children is an early form of resistance to neuronormativity.
We updated our ‘School-Induced Anxiety’ page with selections from Robert Chapman and “‘Children are holding a mirror up to us’: why are England’s kids refusing to go to school? | Schools | The Guardian”. While we were updating, we broke the page up into sections and added a table of contents. Mass school refusal among…
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Changelog: Equity is not compatible with deficit ideology because the function of deficit ideology is to obscure the actual causes of disparities.
We updated “Deficit Ideology”, “Structural Ideology”, and “Equity” with quotes from Paul Gorski and “Fix Injustice, Not Kids and Other Principles for Transformative Equity Leadership”. Equity is not compatible with deficit ideology because the function of deficit ideology is to obscure the actual causes of disparities. Paul Gorski So we define equity as the active…
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Changelog: Ableism is what makes all other “isms” effective
We updated our Ableism glossary page with this distilled truth from Imani Barbarin. Ableism is what makes all other “isms” effective… White supremacy is the goal, ableism is the toolkit. Ableism is a closed loop of a system. Our ableism glossary page opens with this definition from Talila A. Lewis. able·ism /ˈābəˌlizəm/ noun A system…
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Changelog: Presume Competence. “Nonspeaking” or “Nonverbal”?
We updated “Presume competence. Never assume that the ability to speak equals intelligence.” with a selection from “AAC and autism resources | This Is Not About Me”. BTW, we recommend the “This Is Not About Me” website and film. We wrote about it previously in “This Is Not About Me: The Journey from Patient to…
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Changelog: Engage With the Epistemic Disruptions That Are Necessary if We Are to Change the World
We updated “Change” with a selection from “Keynote: A Critical Reflection on Our Struggle for a More Just and Loving World – Dr. Antonia Darder”. …engage with the epistemic disruptions that are necessary if we are to change the world. Keynote: A Critical Reflection on Our Struggle for a More Just and Loving World –…
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Changelog: We Don’t Need Your Growth Mindset Interventions
We updated “We Don’t Need Your Mindset Marketing: Education Technology and the New Behaviorism” with a selection from “Do Growth Mindset Interventions Impact Students’ Academic Achievement? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis With Recommendations for Best Practices”. When examining all studies (63 studies, N = 97,672), we found major shortcomings in study design, analysis, and reporting,…
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Changelog: The Cult of Compliance 33 Years After the ADA
We updated “The Cult of Compliance and the Policing of the Norm” with a selection from “33 Years and Still So Much Work Must be Done: A Reflection on the ADA at 33 | by Jordyn Jensen, Jamelia Morgan, and Nicholas Lawson | CRDJ | Medium”. Disabled people, particularly people of color with disabilities, are…
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Changelog: Autistic Play at Forest School
We updated our Play glossary page with selections from “Autistic Play at Forest School : pretend play characteristics seen otherwise” and “About “Functional Play” | Just Stimming…“. …monotropism can be very effective in enabling forest school practitioners to comprehend the rationales behind autistic play behaviours so as to appreciate and validate autistic play culture, and…
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Changelog: Nature and Multiple Multisensory Rooms
We updated “☀️💪 Offline: Fresh Air, Daylight, and Large Muscle Movement” and “Neuroception and Sensory Load: Our Complex Sensory Experiences” with selections from “Multiple Multisensory Rooms: Myth Busting the Magic” and “Sensory Experiences – Sensory Trust”. One of the most powerful features of a multisensory room is the ability to control the lighting. Multiple Multisensory…
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Changelog: Updated and New on Stimpunks.org for Calendar Weeks 11 and 12, March 2023
We made lots of changes to our front page in an attempt to retain the “bold, open, friendly, generous” and “cozy, playful, wonder-filled” and “cool, creative, inviting, joyful” feels while avoiding information overload that is way too much for many folks. We moved some stuff, pruned some stuff, and made more use of accordions to…
