What We Think

Writing from our Students & Staff, Centering Autistic Voices

Nov 42 min read

My Words are My Voice: Words from the Nonspeaking Autism Community

Explore the podcast "My Words Are My Voice," showcasing writings from nonspeaking individuals in the autism community. Listen and learn!

Oct 292 min read

A Years-Long Journey to Text-Based Communication

Nick shares his journey of the shift from relying on scripted speech to expressing genuine thoughts and feelings using text-based communicat

Oct 96 min read

No More Silent Allies: Building Inclusive School Communities

Building inclusive schools is everyone's responsibility, especially those of us with nondisabled children.

Aug 261 min read

A Personal Note from Danielle: Seeking Your Stories of Overcoming Stress

Dear Friends, You might be wondering what happened to my posts/shares. I have been inside the cloud of pain with significant medical...

May 172 min read

Six Years Later...Trevor revisits their first blog

If I could make myself a time machine, I would return to my first IEP meeting where I was able to communicate with a letterboard and I would

May 143 min read

How my Brother Changed my Life

He could understand us on a level we had no idea about until he picked up that pencil and began to communicate. This gave us so much hope.

Mar 43 min read

Unleashing Abilities: The Beauty of Presuming Competence.

Presuming competence means a person with a disability has an ability to think, learn & understand– even if you may not see evidence of this.

Jan 255 min read

Healing Invisible Wounds: Understanding Complex Trauma in Nonspeaking Autistic Individuals

My son gets so aggressive and I don’t know why. It seems like nothing sparks these outbursts. My daughter will scratch me and pull my...

Jan 112 min read

Going Off-Script: Don't let what you hear impact how you treat me.

My speech goes beyond what I think of as unreliable. To me it is reliably annoying.

Dec 15, 20231 min read

Finding Acceptance in Diversity: My Experience with the REV Co-Op

So many times you need to adapt to the dated notions of society where disability might be accommodated but not so deeply welcomed.