Improving Substance Abuse Education

for d/Deaf/HoH people on the Autism Spectrum. Study approved by the Gallaudet University IRB (PJID: 2959)

[theplantqueer]

respect autistic kids instead of abusing them, and teach them healthy coping mechanisms that work for them and they’ll display less of that ~aggression~ Autism Parents seem to latch onto. I have always been incredibly conflict-avoidant, and I only ever show(ed?) physical aggression when my boundaries are being crossed and I feel like I don’t have the capability to get myself out of a situation reasonably otherwise, which is of course much more likely when I haven’t been given the tools to know how to do that, or don’t think the other person will respond to coping mechanisms I have developed (eg with my brother, where neither of us had been given the emotional tools to sort through disputes or to respect each others’ boundaries)

like I swear, most of the “challenging behaviours” autistic kids show are likely a result of being abused and mistreated.

[autisticadvocacy]

One of our organizers was recently told about a plan by a group of lawyers representing guardians of people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) to have the Washington State S…

Content Note: forced sterilization

This link discusses a proposed action to speed up the process of legal guardians being able to forcibly sterilize people in their care, and how to submit comments against it.

[dhh-au-substanceabusestudy]

Hello!

I am a teacher-to-be seeking current teachers to interview for a study on substance abuse prevention programs and students who are both d/Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing and on the Autism Spectrum. This study has been approved by the Gallaudet University Institutional Review Board (PJID: 2959).

Are you currently employed at an American public school or a school for the Deaf?

Do you have 5+ years of experience working with d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing students on the Autism Spectrum?

Can you communicate in American Sign Language?

If so, you may be able to receive $40USD for an interview on your experiences! Please contact me at [email protected] or check out this blog for more information. (If you’re comfortable doing so, sharing this post would also help me a lot.)

[Image description: a colorful flyer with the following text: Deafness & Autism: Drug prevention in schools. Seeking special education teachers to interview about classroom/school-wide experiences with drug prevention programs, and students who are Deaf/HH & on the Autism spectrum. Contact: [email protected]. This study has been approved by the Gallaudet IRB (PJID: 2959).]

[dhh-au-substanceabusestudy]

Hello! 

I am a Deaf Autistic person conducting research on the experiences of other Deaf Autistic people in drug education programs. This study has been approved by the Gallaudet University Institutional Review Board (PJID: 2959).

Are you between the ages of 18 and 35? 

Did you attend school in the United States? Were you in some way involved in a special education program? (Note: If you are currently enrolled in a K-12 program, you are ineligible to participate.)

Have you been d/Deaf or hard-of-hearing since primary school?

Were you discovered to be on the Autism Spectrum before or during primary school?

Can you communicate in American Sign Language?

If so, you may be able to receive $40USD for an interview on your experiences! Please contact me at [email protected] or check out this blog for more information. (If you’re comfortable doing so, sharing this post would also help me a lot.)

[Image description: Colorful flyer with the following text: Improving Drug Education: Deafness & Autism. Seeking Deaf/HoH adults on the Autism Spectrum to interview: experiences with substance abuse prevention programs in American schools. For more information, please contact: [email protected]. This study has been approved by the Gallaudet University IRB (PJID: 2959).]