Inclusion Avenue

06/22/2024

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04/02/2024

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Just as every individual with ANY disability is unique, the way they and their families choose to approach it is equally unique.
We’re all on the same team and all have so much to learn from each other! 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽🤍

Infinity symbols or puzzle pieces
Light it up gold or blue
It doesn’t matter to us
It’s up to you

Rainbows and sunflowers
We don’t mind the ways you show
Just spread awareness
Everywhere you go

Go red instead
Any color that you choose
We won’t lose focus here
We have too much to lose

Call it “has autism” or “autistic”
Tell us you’re neurodiverse
We don’t care about which label you use
We are all living in the same universe

Neurotypical and plain ordinary
Autism mom, grandma or dad
We don’t exclude here
We think you are all pretty rad

Low functioning, profound and severe
High functioning and socially unique
We know autism is a spectrum
No easy way to describe it, no perfect technique

Autism is full of breathtaking beautifuls
Autism is full of heartbreaking hards
You are definitely right about both
We aren’t all dealt the same cards

We will never tell you not to be sad
But we will tell you to find the joy
We will educate you and show you
That autism can be found in a girl or a boy

We will show you the light
How our kids shatter the nevers
To hold on to realistic hope
And how to navigate their future endeavors

We will show you love needs no words
That communication can be shown in different ways
If you just listen with your heart
I think you’ll be amazed

Take a moment to get inside their world
Tell me, what did you see?
Just a different way of learning and thinking?
I personally thinks it’s extraordinary

You can’t fit our kids inside a box
Nor should you ever try to change them
Masking is horrible for their mental health
They are perfect, you don’t need to save them

It’s cool here if therapy is your jam
It’s helped your child learn and grow
Or maybe it’s not your cup of tea
We know it’s not everyone’s way to go

There is no judgement here
We want to continue to learn
We promise to listen and respect
Let you speak when it’s your turn

We ask that you to listen to us parents
We will continue to listen to autistic children and adults
Both perspectives are important
Please leave out the ugly insults

Let’s work as a team
Let’s get rid of the great divide
Let’s advocate and fight
There’s no need to pick a side

We know autism can be wonderful
You won’t get any arguments here

Our goal is inclusion and acceptance
Not just for the month of April

But for each day of the year

Written by, Sheryl St. Aubin of Three Little Birds-Raising Kids On The Autism Spectrum

Amazing pic credit: unknown

04/02/2024

Awareness 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 Acceptance

Acceptance.

Some call it autism awareness month.

Others call it autism acceptance month.

I believe both are important. You can’t have one without the other.

I’ve always believed that the two are like cause and effect.

Growing awareness leads to building the bridge to acceptance.

I once heard a quote that had stayed with me..

“Acceptance means to be in the embrace of what is without resistance.”

It’s wonderful when others are aware of autism.

But to accept is another level, and not just for the people outside our special needs community, but for us parents as well.

Even some of us need time to reach acceptance. And that’s ok. A huge mix of emotions and changes come with special needs parenting.

What does acceptance look like?

Being included as a special needs family and child in the world. Accommodating a child’s/adult’s needs when and if possible.

Being invited. Being seen and loved for who you are. Knowing that everyone has struggles and that they all look different in everyone. Inclusion.

Acceptance to me looks like a hello from a stranger or a kid including my child and saying, “does he want to play too”? Or a helping hand at the store when my child is having a hard time.

A hug and “I’m here” from a friend instead of an “I’m sorry”. An “I don’t understand but I’m trying to, teach me”, instead of an “at least”.

Acceptance means understanding and helping without judgment.

It means being kind. Always.

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What does acceptance look like to you?

03/19/2024

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03/07/2024

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🎉Let's find opportunities this month to celebrate the strength, resilience, and unique abilities of individuals with developmental disabilities.

🤲🏻Throughout this month, we recognize the importance of inclusion, acceptance, and support for people of all abilities.

✨Join us in spreading awareness and promoting inclusion.
👇🏻𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨!

🫱🏼‍🫲🏽Together, we can build a more compassionate and inclusive world for everyone.

02/01/2024

"... companies that led on key disability inclusion criteria had 1.6 times more revenue, 2.6 times more net income and double the profit."

By Diane Winiarski The advantages that people with disabilities bring to their employers are many and varied – from higher revenue and enhanced productivity, to a more...

01/27/2024

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11/11/2023

🇺🇸𝚃𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝚠𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚢.
🤍𝙰𝚜 𝚊 𝚟𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚗-𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜, 𝚠𝚎 𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚝 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚟𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚜𝚊𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗.

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11/01/2023

It’s pay day - perfect time to send your donation!! We just sent ours! 🎄🎁

UPDATE* We have hit $545. We have a deadline of December 8th when gifts are due to Brightside.

Calling all my people! We are getting started early this year.

I have the joy of working with Brightside Child & Family Advocacy - Savannah CASA again this year sponsoring a foster child for the holidays. Last year we raised $1025 and bought giftcards for the teen youth. I would love to double that this year!

I would love to have you join me!
My venmo is
Or paypal email [email protected]

If you can contribute even a dollar, it's helpful. If you can't please share this post because maybe one of your friends can! We can make a difference for some amazing kids this holiday season.