by Rebecca Cavender | acceptance & inclusion, self-love, writing |
I feel a fire in my belly and in my heart. This post is something deeply personal … perhaps almost as personal as I could get with you. And it’s something I have not ever shared publicly. At least, not in this way… Nearly 12 years ago, I was convinced that when...
by Rebecca Cavender | acceptance & inclusion, autism writings, uncategorized
STEP 1 CONTACT THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA. DEMAND A COMPLETE PARDON FOR MATTHEW Call 1-804-786-2211 Press 1 to leave a voice message and demand an absolute pardon for Matthew. You will not speak to anyone. (You can call from anywhere in the world, but may incur...
by Rebecca Cavender | acceptance & inclusion, autism writings |
We are in a dance. Each one of us. You and I. Our families. Our communities. Our countries. We are partners. Yet, we forget this … time and time again. We may appear to be on opposite sides of politics, of spirituality. We may have different colors of skin. We...
by Rebecca Cavender | acceptance & inclusion, healing, love
It feels like our world has gone mad. As though there is a madness that has seeped through us that’s so deep and so wide, that it’s allowed people to justify all kinds of atrocities. We’ve forgotten we are family. Distant cousins. Kin. Each one of...
by Rebecca Cavender | acceptance & inclusion, autism & girls, autism writings, debunking myths, no cure, no prevention |
I do not accept that society cannot change. Society constantly changes, albeit sometimes rather laboriously and slowly. I believe our societal views on autism—and on accepting others’ differences at large—will improve. I believe that each time we...
by Rebecca Cavender | acceptance & inclusion, autism writings
My autism revelation catapulted my liberation. It allowed me to begin understanding my story—the why behind, for most of my life, feeling different, unusual, and like I didn’t belong. This is a story many autistics, and non-autistics, share. It’s...
