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Meet Amy Sequenzia, AWN Contributing Writer

March 8, 2015

What is fun about me? I don’t know if other people think it is fun, but my synesthetic experience is awesome. I see colors and movement when I listen to music. I also see and feel…

An Open Letter About Autism Acceptance to Pope Francis from Amy Sequenzia

January 12, 2015

Dear Pope Francis: I think I am supposed to call you “Your Holiness”. I am here to teach you some important things about autism, about being Autistic, and about Autism Speaks. You recently met with…

AWN August-September Newsletter

September 13, 2023

AWN has been quite busy recently, and thank you for your patience while we worked to get our latest newsletter to you. Here at AWN we run on Crip Time, so sometimes that means that…

Image: photo of a computer keyboard in neutral tones, with the text: “To be seen as fully human, to have my thoughts and opinions, even feelings, validated, the demand is that I perform, that I do what others want, when they want, the way they want.” – Amy Sequenzia, “My Human Value is Inherent to My Existence,” awnnetwork.org

My Human Value is Inherent to My Existence

March 29, 2019

This article is not supposed to incite pity, or even anger. I am just hoping a few people will at least try to empathize with the many typists who are dismissed, ignored, attacked, dehumanized, silenced,…

Image is a photo of Scrabble letter tiles, with five tiles on top spelling out the word DREAM. Text says "We don't have to prove that we deserve a voice. Typing to communicate is hard work, and it is about our individuality and identity. It is about what we want for ourselves and for our lives. - Amy Sequenzia, awnnetwork.org"

My Right to Communicate Does Not Depend On Your Bigotry

June 19, 2018

From time to time typed communication, and people like me who use typing as our chosen method of communication, are attacked and disrespected under the guise of “protecting our human rights”. Actually, the attacks never…

Image of a pen on paper with a checkbox labeled “I Agree.” Text says, Their "niceness" is seen as success. I see compliance. I see a dependency of others telling them what and how they should feel, do, want, hope for, choose, live. ~ Amy Sequenzia, “Real Independence,” awnnetwork.org

Real Independence

March 2, 2018

Most people believe that the only valuable life achievement of a disabled person like me (non-speaking Autistic with high support needs) is “to be independent”. I already wrote about how the concept of independence is…

As adults, we should be the ones making decisions, even if we need help. Everyone has a story, wishes and thoughts. Advocating with us means giving us all the tools we need to express ourselves. ~ Amy Sequenzia, awnnetwork.org

Parenting and Advocating With Autistic Children

November 20, 2017

Parents of Autistic children have to learn how to advocate for supports in school, in the community, and even at home. This is not something that gets done after a few hours, or a few…

Autistic Representation Needs Autistic Voices

October 31, 2017

Hollywood loves talking about autism but refuses to talk to Autistics. When a new show or movie with an Autistic character airs, writers, directors and producers pat themselves on the back because they are so…

Image is a photo of a group of human figure-shaped wooden pegs clustered to the left and a single wooden peg standing off to the right. Text says, "It is about how ABA “therapists” REALLY see Autistics. It is about them making fun of us because they see us as broken and hopeless. -Amy Sequenzia, awnnetwork.org”

ABA Providers Making Fun of Autistic People

September 6, 2017

I have already written about my thoughts on ABA. I do believe it is dehumanizing, and is used to make Autistics act in a way that pleases non-autistic people. Many will say that ABA teaches…

Image has a photo of "see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil" monkey figures in background. Text says, The comment was deleted and I was blocked. I commented on the Facebook page. I was blocked. I answered a question on Twitter. I was blocked on Twitter too. They even blocked me from viewing their website. - Amy Sequenzia, awnnetwork.org”

Autism Parenting Magazine – Disinformation and Silencing of Autistics

August 18, 2017

I’ve read an article on the online Autism Parenting Magazine that was so bad, my initial reaction was a giant WTF? It was written by someone who clearly doesn’t know anything about autism. The magazine…

Menopause: Just When You Felt Less Socially Awkward

August 14, 2017

JUST when I had finally stopped obsessively worrying that I might possibly be offending someone somewhere; just when I had started feeling (almost) comfortable socializing with humans, rather than pets, at dinner parties; just when…

Image shows a black and white photo closeup of a wheelchair poised at the edge of an inaccessible curb. Text says, “Why are organizations and the media still ignoring us while talking about us - using Person First Language, of course - dismissing and silencing us? Why aren’t they ‘seeing the person’? ~ Amy Sequenzia, awnnetwork.org"

The Failings of Person First Language

July 25, 2017

I am Autistic. I am disabled. Almost every time I make these statements, I hear from someone – that I don’t know – correcting me: “You are not autistic, you are a “person with autism”.…

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