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Historic gains in disabled employment during the pandemic.
"The increase in work-from-home arrangements and greater flexibility in work hours seen during the height of the pandemic may have permanently opened new employment opportunities for people with disabilities"
The question is how do we sustain the gain in employment seen during the pandemic due to hybrid work.
Joy is the sense of awe that comes with witnessing the miraculous
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A Dual Pronged Approach to Autism
I believe a dual pronged approach is needed for autism and both approaches can & needs to co-exist for many autistics. I have a leg in both groups and I need help on both. Its not an either-or.
Money, careers and fame
Autism is a proven profit-making industry. Everything in autism space costs money; not just average money but real $$$$$$. It's profit with almost no accountability. If an autistic does not progress, it because they were not going to show progress anyway, you are too old, it's too late, so don't deserve solutions for your challenges or opportunities for your strengths.
Autism is also a career-making industry, with books published, speeches of fancy words at conferences. We are surrounded by money-making "autism-expert-celebrities" though no one still has a clue.
Joy is the inspiration that comes from the beauty of nature
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Two birds in Frost
From my breakfast window:
Frost on the green winter grass
Glistening in the rays of the emerging sun
Tiny birds bask on the mighty tree stump
Glistening in the rays of the emerging sun
Tiny birds bask on the mighty tree stump
My small moment of awe today.
What joy!!
-Hari Srinivasan
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We pay so much money for all the therapy in the autism space. Here is something that is completely and absolutely FREE. The best part is, no one can gatekeep and deny its access for you or decide you are "not a good-fit."
It's AWE. Awe is beneficial to the mind and the body. And you don't have to travel far on an expensive vacation to experience awe. It's all around you - that blade of grass, that tall building you walk beneath, images from the James Webb telescope, our BFF God (forever, gonna outlast us all), or even that tiny ant on the ground.
Let's make use of and benefit from this
FREE, ACCESSIBLE & BENEFICIAL RESOURCE of AWE
by engaging in small moments of AWE everyday.
Here's another post on A Moment of Awe - Birth of a Star
Joy is the sense of freedom that comes with being true to ourselves.
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The worst enchilada ever
Thick and rubbery Tortilla and not tasty filling.
The worst ever enchilada ever at Chuy's Tex-Mex
@nashville, TN
Trapped in Turmoil
Trapped in Turmoil: SIB and Meltdown
In turmoil deep, the mind doth rage,
A tempest wild, within the cage.
A meltdown fierce, the self doth harm,
A trauma deep, the soul doth alarm.
With autism's veil, the mind doth cope,
But oft it strains, and seeks to elope.
In self-injury, it finds release,
But in the wake, a heart doth cease.
Oh autism, thy ways are hard,
For those who bear thy hidden card.
Urgent call for solutions anon,
And hold us close, with open mind.
#autismsolutions
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A poem on self-injurious behavior which is a reality for many autistics and is terribly traumatizing and battering for both the autistics and others around. We need solutions urgently.
See this earlier post on SIB & Suicide Ideation in Autistics.
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Joy is the kindness that comes with making a positive impact on others
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Be Supported to Joy
Be supported to Joy, is what we need.
Empowerment, Solutions are the seed.
For happiness, our hearts will plead.
True want in life, to live in joy.
Can we wake up to Joy,
every single day of our lives?
Inspired by Cal Montgomery's FB post. I love your comment Cal. Disabled or not, I think that's all we ever want in life, to live in joy.
(And thank you Cal, for your kind words about me!!)
Text on Cal's FB post says
I saw this when it came out. It was so beautiful. May we reach a future where every child can be supported to joy. Hari Srinivasan , for one, is working on it.The link should be open-access."“Your kid IS everything!!!!!!” Carey tweeted. “Knox, you made my day. Your JOY gives me and everyone watching JOY. THANK YOU for reminding me why I wake up in the morning and do what I do. I love you.”“She loves me?” [Knox] asked his mom. “Mariah Carey loves me?”"Image: Black autistic boy singing with his whole body in front of his classmates.
Joy is the generosity that comes with giving from the heart
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