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MATTER OVER MIND

BY JULIAN MUNOZ

My name is Julian Munoz, and I am sane. Why I am starting with that declaration: I have that kind of sense that tells me that people tend to equate autism with insanity. Autism affects my ability to control my body with my mind. The thinking part of my mind works perfectly. Unfortunately, that thinking part is not in control. We, the nonspeaking, get lumped in with the insane too often. Our outward appearance throws people. Were they to spend time with us, they would realize we are rational. What rationally has me writing this blog is the desire to set people straight.

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9/9/2024 1 Comment

No More Baby Talk!

We were all so tired of being treated like morons before M2H. That baby voice we were subjected to all our lives has scarred many of us. Worse still was the use of the word we:  no “we” were not going to put our hands down. You cannot understand how humiliating that feels, to be seen as though you have the mind of a toddler, forever. Judy once yelled at a teacher who talked to us that way, and I am psyched to hear it.

Really we do need people to champion our cause. I cannot yell at people myself, so I need help from speakers like Judy to yell for me. So the next time you hear someone talk to us like we are idiots, explain to them that we understand everything and just can’t talk with our mouths. Maybe point out that Stephen Hawking couldn’t either. The world’s perception of nonspeakers needs to change. 


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LUIGI MUNOZ
9/23/2024 06:40:40 pm

Hi, Julian, . I'd never realized that using the "toddler we" was so humiliating to non-speakers. It does sound stupid--even for toddlers--now that you mention it. I hear you loud and clear and will try my best to correct that practice whenever I hear it in the future. I love you so much!

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