Understanding facial feature recognition lets us bypass rhetoric from any side.
Category: Autism Spectrum Disorders
DEAR SANTA CLAUS
We need better, unifying definitions under Christmas Trees. Am asking for...
Comic Books with a Sensory Experience? Opening Comic Books to the Autism and Blind Communities
Vote for Us! Our Wells Fargo contest entry includes scientific ideas about readers with autism for a NEW sensory experience, and opens comic books for readers who are blind. How? Please read more and vote for us!
MY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY – Paying (what you want) Forward
Pay What You Want: This payment feature allows someone to download a copy for FREE, with an option to donate. Follow the link inside this blog post to Pay What You Want for a Digital Download of Issue #1. This is not a sale; this is social responsibility to promote positive autism awareness and acceptance.
Three Smooth Stones – An Autism Fable
How DARE you tell me that three smooth stones DON'T prevent tiger-related attacks? You have the same amount of hope as I do in convincing someone that vaccinations don't cause autism. Here's why...
INAP Award Nominee, 2015
Today, other people across the globe opened letters just like mine. The future of autism (self) advocacy might be found within the nominees. Thank you fans- this is OUR recognition and victory in the marketplace of ideas. We share this nomination.
Don’t Feed the the “Animals”
Not one single guest offered any compassion but worse- not one employee or designee offered help. Perhaps my stuttering, exaggerated by anxiety, made me seem less approachable. Maybe professionals are unfamiliar with some common symptoms of anxiety and/or autism. I plan to write the aquarium and ask about staff training about these two and more challenges for future guests. I do not want anyone else to have any experiences at this aquarium like I did. After what seems like hours to me, my wife and family reconnected and we decided to simply leave immediately.
Who Taught Us to Hate Ourselves? (Oops, we did…)
“Joe” self-identifies himself as “autistic.” He invites his friends to observe World Autism Awareness Day. They meet to celebrate at a fancy nightclub. A Christian, a Jew, and a Muslim walk into the nightclub. After talking for a while, they each agree to set aside their different religious beliefs. Together, they understand how their …
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Autism Education Reform
PAGE ONE INTERIOR - GENERIC (HIGH) SCHOOL CLASSROOM - DAY 1. ACTION: The Zephyr sits behind a teacher’s desk in a generic high school classroom. Place Items commonly associated with teachers (ie: pencil, textbook, shiny apple, etc.) on the desk. Smiling, the Zephyr appeals to the readers as he introduces new thoughts about (autism support) …
An Evolution of Understanding
Face Value Comics is the world’s first featured comic book hero(es) with autism. We hold this copyright without apology. With the same attitude, we explain our decision to make Issue #1+ available as long as demand is viable. #1- Some fans are just learning about this comic book, and can’t find it. Imagine if …
