April 2023 - Zen Master* Bear** Speaks***

A collection of small candles all alight. Each candle is held within a small metal disk.

The Candle and The Forest Fire

I was recently attacked while I was at home, at least that’s how it felt to me. The challenging thing…

An Open Letter To The Guardian’s Editor August 11, 2024
Executive summary: The Guardian persistently presents a medicalised pathology view of Autism which is inconsistent with the concept of the… Continue reading “An Open Letter To The Guardian’s Editor”… The post An Open Letter To The Guardian’s Editor appeared first on Zen Master* Bear** Speaks***.
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Neurovocabulary March 13, 2024
I recently shared Dr. Nick Walker’s excellent guide to the terminology around Neurodiversity and Nurodivergence with my team at Heading… Continue reading “Neurovocabulary”… The post Neurovocabulary appeared first on Zen Master* Bear** Speaks***.
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The Candle and The Forest Fire April 26, 2023
I was recently attacked while I was at home, at least that’s how it felt to me. The challenging thing… Continue reading “The Candle and The Forest Fire”… The post The Candle and The Forest Fire appeared first on Zen Master* Bear** Speaks***.
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Spikiness December 8, 2022
I have recently had opportunities to have conversations with a wide range of people, from experts in workforce development, to… Continue reading “Spikiness”… The post Spikiness appeared first on Zen Master* Bear** Speaks***.
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The Window Through Which You Are Staring Is A Mirror June 9, 2022
The Symmetry of Communication ‘Deficits’ between Autistic and Non-Autistic People ‘Everyone Knows’ that Autistic people have a ‘deficit’ in social… Continue reading “The Window Through Which You Are Staring Is A Mirror”… The post The Window Through Which You Are Staring Is A Mirror appeared first on Zen Master* Bear** Speaks***.
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Too Big A Question February 18, 2022
Communication works better for both of us, and the solution relies on a non-autistic person communicating a little differently, which is easy, rather than an person autistic doing a lot of mental work which is hard. Continue reading “Too Big A Question”… The post Too Big A Question appeared first on Zen Master* Bear** Speaks***.
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Autistic Communication Is a Feature, not a Bug July 17, 2021
Don’t think of inclusion as helping us get by in the structures built by and for ‘not us,’ rather think of how you can help us change the structure so that it is ours as much as it is yours. Continue reading “Autistic Communication Is a Feature, not a Bug”… The post Autistic Communication Is […]
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Autism Awareness/Acceptance Day 2021: Myths Debunked and Futures Envisioned April 6, 2021
While I think most people have at least heard of autism, and many of us have autistic people in our lives, there are still a lot of gaps in people’s knowledge about autism. Continue reading “Autism Awareness/Acceptance Day 2021: Myths Debunked and Futures Envisioned”… The post Autism Awareness/Acceptance Day 2021: Myths Debunked and Futures Envisioned […]
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Slaying Dragons September 2, 2020
Misadventure The small band of adventurers are embroiled in combat. One of the monsters they are battling almost flies up… Continue reading “Slaying Dragons”… The post Slaying Dragons appeared first on Zen Master* Bear** Speaks***.
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The Autism Spectrum is N-Dimensional June 9, 2020
The idea that neurotypical and autistic might be different regions of the same spectrum seems sensible. The presumption that all members of either group maintain a position of inferiority or superiority relative to all members of the other group is deeply wrong and encourages anti-autistic biases. Continue reading “The Autism Spectrum is N-Dimensional”… The post […]
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